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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In the mere handful of minutes, Blair accomplished what villagers had been trying to do for years.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
In this delightfully campy madcap comedy, Elvira heads to small-town Massachusetts to receive an inheritance from her dead aunt, only to find out that the villagers aren’t fans of her cleavage, nor of her penchant for double entendre.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
The villagers followed a traditional diet devoid of antibiotics and other medications.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In the 1980s, the villagers joined together to restore the buildings, turning one of them into a museum in the hope that visitors may follow.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
In this delightfully campy madcap comedy, Elvira heads to small-town Massachusetts to receive an inheritance from her dead aunt, only to find out that the villagers aren’t fans of her cleavage, nor of her penchant for double entendre.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
The villagers followed a traditional diet devoid of antibiotics and other medications.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In the 1980s, the villagers joined together to restore the buildings, turning one of them into a museum in the hope that visitors may follow.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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