villager

noun

vil·​lag·​er ˈvi-li-jər How to pronounce villager (audio)
Synonyms of villagernext
: an inhabitant of a village

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Examples of villager in a Sentence

the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Some villagers tried to resist the takeover by shrimp farmers. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026 Some villagers sat in the shade of towering fig trees, while others planted yams or dug the soil with tree branches. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 One villager had been bitten and is being treated in hospital, while a dozen locals had formed a team to catch the snakes, the Hongxing report said. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 There were ten of us, with several large sacks of nonperishable items—canned fish, soap, bottled water—along with more than six hundred arepas that the villagers had cooked the night before. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for villager

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of villager was in 1570

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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villager. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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villager

noun
vil·​lag·​er ˈvil-ij-ər How to pronounce villager (audio)
: a person living in a village

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