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villager

[vil-i-jer] / ˈvɪl ɪ dʒər /
NOUN
citizen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inhabitant national resident taxpayer
STRONG
burgher civilian commoner cosmopolite denizen dweller householder occupant settler townsman townsperson townswoman voter
WEAK
John/Jane Q. Public burgess freeman/woman member of body politic member of community naturalized person subject urbanite
Antonyms
STRONG
alien foreigner

Example Sentences

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For villager Zhang Yanjun, that amount hardly made a dent in his bill of several thousand yuan per season.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

It also published a video with a man it called a witness, saying he was a local villager from the settlement of Roshchino.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Last July, a villager saved a drowning child by reviving him before he was sent to the hospital.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

A villager living nearby told The Associated Press on Sunday that he trembled after hearing the blast because he had never before experienced such a loud explosion.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

The first villager reached out his hand to Amah for his completed job, a cloth embroidered with the dark blue color of a burial robe.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin