as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Recent Examples of villagers
The villagers become sympathetic to the revolutionaries, who hide in the hills, and increasingly radicalized.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Here in Eruemukohwarien, a few individual villagers climb over the perimeter sandbags in order to place their cassava, laid out on bamboo trays, in shocking proximity to the 30-foot fireball.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The torches reference a story in Kurdish mythology in which a courageous blacksmith assembles an army of villagers and kills a murderous king — signaling with the mountain-top flames that the Kurds are free.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
As tension erupts between Jewish settlers and Palestinian rebels, the British police and Army enforce an indiscriminate crackdown on Arab villagers, confiscating their land, enforcing curfews, limiting travel, and beating and arresting any who resist.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
These moving leaves are chased by male villagers to the soundtrack of maracas and a pulsing drum.
—Georgina Lawton, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
In the Himalayas of Ladakh, India, a group of rural villagers runs a homestay-meets-stargazing package known as Astrostays.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Cartels there have escalated their use of violence, using drone bombs to target not only their enemies and military convoys but also have used them to drive villagers from their homes.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Here in Eruemukohwarien, a few individual villagers climb over the perimeter sandbags in order to place their cassava, laid out on bamboo trays, in shocking proximity to the 30-foot fireball.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The torches reference a story in Kurdish mythology in which a courageous blacksmith assembles an army of villagers and kills a murderous king — signaling with the mountain-top flames that the Kurds are free.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
As tension erupts between Jewish settlers and Palestinian rebels, the British police and Army enforce an indiscriminate crackdown on Arab villagers, confiscating their land, enforcing curfews, limiting travel, and beating and arresting any who resist.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
These moving leaves are chased by male villagers to the soundtrack of maracas and a pulsing drum.
—Georgina Lawton, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
In the Himalayas of Ladakh, India, a group of rural villagers runs a homestay-meets-stargazing package known as Astrostays.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Cartels there have escalated their use of violence, using drone bombs to target not only their enemies and military convoys but also have used them to drive villagers from their homes.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villagers
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Since the ballot seizure, local election officials in Riverside County have debunked the allegations of irregularities by saying that the citizens' group's numbers were based on raw data that could have included unsigned ballots.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Congress’s February efforts to resolve the shutdown were complicated by the lawless ICE campaign in Minneapolis, where federal agents killed two American citizens during a brutal crackdown on protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Officials stress that no action is needed and that residents should not call 911.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The loss of the historical building drew criticism from the public and former residents, including former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Villagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villagers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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