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 trips are to farm, aid and protect land for Israelis who live in outposts and settlements in the occupied territory, which holds a mixture of Israeli settlers and Palestinian villagers and refugees.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
Sure enough, the villagers uncover one of the creatures and slay it by using a stake.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Those performances are tourist events geared toward the public, as villagers march during the daytime along the town’s main road.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
However, villagers quietly kept to their religious traditions.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
Sure enough, the villagers uncover one of the creatures and slay it by using a stake.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Those performances are tourist events geared toward the public, as villagers march during the daytime along the town’s main road.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
However, villagers quietly kept to their religious traditions.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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