villager
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- noun
- /ˈvɪlɪdʒər/
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aldeano
- What the villagers say must be true.
- fellow villagers
- local villagers
- rural villagers
And 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 man who lives in the countryside, often near farms
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A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
A person who lives on a small country road
A woman who lives in the countryside
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.