VILLAGER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

villager

noun

ˈvi-li-jər

Definition of villager

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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Recent Examples of villager As its frightening trailers have shown, Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Hoyeon play villagers facing off with a mysterious and violent creature. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 His painting of The Last Supper (1986) shows a group of villagers sitting cross-legged on a rug, surrounding a round table and sharing food from a round tray. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Though the pirates and villagers celebrate the defeat of Wapol, One Piece season 2 ends with Luffy agreeing to help Princess Vivi, whose homeland of Alabasta is the target of a dangerous plot hatched by Baroque Works. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026 Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for villager

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Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Experts have cautioned that Iran’s repressive regime is unlikely to be swayed by the suffering of ordinary citizens and is prepared to wait out economic hardship longer than Americans can endure high gas prices.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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His death ignited anger in a small town where tensions between Black residents and the police have boiled over in recent years.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The past month has brought a whirlwind of residents crowding into city council and planning and zoning meetings as a legal battle brews between the Lakes at Marshall Ridge Homeowners Association, the city of Keller and the town of Westlake.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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