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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The dead were villagers killed or who died during the war between the militant group Hezbollah and Israel last year.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Plus, one of those grunting villagers makes his way to Idaho and Jennifer Coolidge falls in love with him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s also the strange, silent, cubic villagers with long rectangular noses who are deeply unsettling, not to mention the square pigs.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Another villager, Maher Mohammed, had cuts and bruises, as did his son Osama, who was also undergoing kidney examinations.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Plus, one of those grunting villagers makes his way to Idaho and Jennifer Coolidge falls in love with him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s also the strange, silent, cubic villagers with long rectangular noses who are deeply unsettling, not to mention the square pigs.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Another villager, Maher Mohammed, had cuts and bruises, as did his son Osama, who was also undergoing kidney examinations.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for villager
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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