villager
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonvillager noun
Etymology
Origin of villager
Example Sentences
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When a Frenchman kidnaps a woman from the rival town, his mother and her fellow villagers react with outrage and indignation, less at the abduction itself than at his apparent interest in a German woman.
Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out.
From Barron's
It is crossed daily by villagers, as their families have done for generations, for collecting firewood or smalltime trading.
From Barron's
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
Yet the villagers fear the militants will be able to regroup.
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