as in citizen
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 villager
Donizetti’s popular 1832 comedy is the story of a poor Italian villager named Nemorino who’s in love with the beautiful but unobtainable woman named Adina.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Occasionally, these villagers step onto the mainland themselves, as when the film’s protagonist, the 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), is taken by his father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to hunt his first zombie using homemade arrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Fishermen—their boats filled with enormous golden mahseer—shared their bounty, and villagers tossed us sweet oranges from shore, taking care to feed us.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Too often, poor villagers don’t have deeds or other documentation to codify their ownership of land that has been used by their families for generations.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Occasionally, these villagers step onto the mainland themselves, as when the film’s protagonist, the 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), is taken by his father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to hunt his first zombie using homemade arrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Fishermen—their boats filled with enormous golden mahseer—shared their bounty, and villagers tossed us sweet oranges from shore, taking care to feed us.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Too often, poor villagers don’t have deeds or other documentation to codify their ownership of land that has been used by their families for generations.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villager
Noun
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For context, in 2024, the U.S. spent roughly $3,000 per citizen on national defense, more than four times what most European nations spent, according to an article from Barron’s.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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People of Wekiwa Springs citizen advocacy and engagement group: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month, Wekiwa Springs Baptist Church, 584 N. Wekiwa Springs Road, Apopka, free, wekiwa-springs.com.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The study was done to understand conditions that affect LGBTQIA+ residents’ health and well-being and how to best direct resources.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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