villager
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- noun
- /ˈvɪlɪdʒər/
- What the villagers say must be true.
- fellow villagers
- local villagers
- rural villagers
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Watch on YouTubeAnd many of the villagers knew that their compatriots were imprisoned.
- And many of the villagers knew that their compatriots were imprisoned.
- But that's, you know, most people just like farming and kind of like living their life, you know, being a villager somewhere.
- And some of the other villagers don't like what he's doing, and they react against him.
- The frightened teachers divided the children into seven groups and sent them out in different directions, hoping that townspeople and villagers might take them in.
- There was a local villager, an elder, a Mullah governor and some those Afghan soldiers who were here.
- Some irregular Turkish fighters stayed behind to harass Greek troops, protect Turkish villagers and carry out revenge attacks against local Greek civilians.
- His response to the villagers is, we'll see.
- I know that she rides a horse and goes and sees the villagers at one point.
- And I don't have any slides, but for what you might expect from me is, is a villager who just happens to speak in English.
Examples
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Villagers walk to church, many for hours.
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Do you know what the villagers have been eating since we got here?
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I do not know if the villager and I have any relations
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What did you give to villagers to gain your trust?
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And none of the villagers came to help him.
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You have to stop disturbing the villagers immediately.
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Until about forty years ago, the villagers continued to use the river water for drinking.
Academic text (2011) -
The villagers are not the only fishermen here.
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Prior to eradication, villagers considered cultivating poppies because of the economic relief the crop offered.
Academic text (2011) -
The villager offered us fresh vegetables from their garden.
Synonyms
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A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
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A man who lives in the countryside, often near farms
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A woman who lives in the countryside
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A person who lives on a small country road
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Villager comes from village, which comes from the old Latin villa meaning 'country house' or 'farm', and the ending -er means 'one from', just like in worker or teacher. So a villager is a person who lives in a village and often has spent most of their life there.