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villager

American  
[vil-i-jer] / ˈvɪl ɪ dʒər /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of a village.


villager British  
/ ˈvɪlɪdʒə /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of a village

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adjective

  1. backward, unsophisticated, or illiterate

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of villager

First recorded in 1560–70; village + -er 1

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

Fellow villager Karen Jones, 62, said she was now avoiding the company after three parcels failed to turn up, with one incorrectly marked as delivered.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Fellow villager Jude Hanson added: "It smells like sewage, like sticking your head in a toilet."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

While he waited in the shade of a tree, brushing dried mud from his trousers, the Prime Minister was recognized by a villager and pulled into what quickly became an excited crowd.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver