villager

noun

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

Examples of villager in a Sentence

the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Local villagers responded by stringing nets across the water to prevent further drownings. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will be released on December 3, 2024, and will feature every item, event, and villager that was in the online version of the game — with the exception of the Sanrio collaboration items, which are sadly absent. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 In centuries past, a town crier would read out the news or announcements to villagers, many of them illiterate. Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say are making their lives hell. Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 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 18 Dec. 2024.

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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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