as in citizen
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Unfortunately, the soldiers shut the doors on the students inside and then started to use stun grenades against the adults and villagers, pushing them around.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
After an altercation with the villagers, the convoy left and came under fire from a neighboring village that left 16 government fighters dead.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The Druze villagers, members of a religious offshoot of Islam that comprises about 3% of Syria’s population, have grave cause for concern.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
No Other Land offers a ground level view of life for Palestinian villagers in the rural Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank, who face the constant threat of expulsion from the Israel Defense Forces and frequent attacks by Israeli settlers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
After an altercation with the villagers, the convoy left and came under fire from a neighboring village that left 16 government fighters dead.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The Druze villagers, members of a religious offshoot of Islam that comprises about 3% of Syria’s population, have grave cause for concern.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
No Other Land offers a ground level view of life for Palestinian villagers in the rural Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank, who face the constant threat of expulsion from the Israel Defense Forces and frequent attacks by Israeli settlers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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