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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Soh and the villagers will have to battle through the night.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
In speaking to the men involved, the villagers find that each has a drastically different version of events.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Given that his injured hand prevents harder labor, Thirsk is seconded to help Earle, whom the villagers nickname Quill.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Walter often spots her running hither and thither, seeming free in contrast with the increasingly preoccupied villagers for a harbinger of change has arrived in the form of the map-maker Quill (Arinzé Kene).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
In speaking to the men involved, the villagers find that each has a drastically different version of events.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Given that his injured hand prevents harder labor, Thirsk is seconded to help Earle, whom the villagers nickname Quill.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Walter often spots her running hither and thither, seeming free in contrast with the increasingly preoccupied villagers for a harbinger of change has arrived in the form of the map-maker Quill (Arinzé Kene).
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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