villager
gb/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/ us/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/
B1
English
~ 7000
Senses
0 senses
Noun
B1
entity
1
person who lives in a village
A person who lives in a village, not in a city or large town.
Usage pattern:
a/the villager from [a village/place]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say *"village people"* when they mean individual people living in a village. While grammatically possible, it often refers to the band "Village People" in modern English. Use *"villagers"* to talk about people who live in a village. Another mistake is using *"citizen"* instead of *"villager";* *"citizen"* usually refers to membership of a country or city, not simply living in a village.
Synonyms
village resident (More formal and neutral; focuses on place of residence rather than community identity.)
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local (Broader; means someone from the area, not specifically from a village.)
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country dweller (Emphasizes living in the countryside; not limited to a village setting.)
Antonyms
city dweller (Someone who lives in a city rather than a village.)
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urbanite (A person who lives in and is associated with a city lifestyle, opposite of a rural villager.)
Collocations
local villagers
|rural villagers
|poor villagers
|angry villagers
|fellow villagers
|village villagers
Themes
people
|geography
|society
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Examples
- Many villagers gathered in the square to discuss the new road project.
- As a child, she was the first villager in her area to go to university.
- The flood forced every villager to leave their homes and move to higher ground.
- Each villager brought food to share at the harvest festival.
- The doctor visits each villager once a month because the village is so remote.
Learner examples
- The villager walks to the town every day.
- A villager showed us the way to the waterfall.
- Many villagers work on small farms.
- The new well helps every villager get clean water.
- Each villager knows the other people in the village.
Grammar
Dictionary form
villager
IPA
GB/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/
US/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/
Syllables & stress
vil - la - ger (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (vil)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: villager
- Plural: villagers
Word family
Forms
villagers
noun
Core family
village
noun A1
Expressions
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