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villager

[ vil-i-jer ]

/ ˈvɪl ɪ dʒər /

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noun

an inhabitant of a village.

Origin of villager

First recorded in 1560–70; village + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM villager

non·vil·lag·er, noun

Words nearby villager

villach, villadom, village, village college, village community, villager, villagery, villagization, villahermosa, villain, villain of the piece, the

Example sentences from the Web for villager

Despite the look of plenty, it had not been a good one, according to one villager.

A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma |Katya Cengel |June 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The Taliban hate our small village of 60 homes and families,” says Sabray villager Muhammad Jan, 45.

The Afghan Village That Saved Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell |Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau |November 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Min is slated to be charged with the mass knifing, which injured 22 students and an 84-year-old villager.

China’s Doomsday Crackdown |Melinda Liu |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We had him from a villager, who declared the horse was in a town for the first time.

The Red Rugs of Tarsus |Helen Davenport Gibbons

And he gives one instance of a quarrel that arose from the theft of a hen from a villager, who retaliated by appropriating a cow.

Studies in Literature and History |Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall
Armathwaite's drawn features relaxed, and he placed a friendly hand on the villager's shoulder.

The House 'Round the Corner |Gordon Holmes
The postman showed his letter to this Delphic villager, inquiring whether he knew anybody of that name.

Lancashire Sketches |Edwin Waugh
He was leaving the choza of one villager when Quesada, dogging his steps, plucked him by the sleeve.

The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for villager

villager

/ (ˈvɪlɪdʒə) /

noun

an inhabitant of a village

adjective

East African backward, unsophisticated, or illiterate