villager

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UK/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/US/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/

noun

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

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peasantpeonserfGreenwich Villager
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Meanings

villager1

nounvillager (plural villagers)

plural villagers

  1. A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

    Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”

    1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings
  2. strategygamesA worker unit.

    Synonyms: peasant, peon, serf

Villager2

nounVillager (plural Villagers)

plural Villagers

  1. An inhabitant or resident of Greenwich Village, New York.

    Synonyms: Greenwich Villager

  2. An inhabitant or resident of The Village, Jersey City.
  3. An inhabitant or resident of The Villages, Florida.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA worker unit.

Similar
peasantpeonserf

nounAn inhabitant or resident of Greenwich Village, New York.

Similar
Greenwich Villager
Also see
peasantserf

Origin

From village + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek κωμήτης
  • κωμήτης (kōmḗtēs)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Arabic قَرَوِيّ, قَرَوِيَّة
  • قَرَوِيّ (qarawiyy)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • قَرَوِيَّة (qarawiyya)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Bulgarian се́лянин, се́лянка
  • се́лянин (séljanin)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • се́лянка (séljanka)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • се́лянче (séljanče)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Catalan vilatà
  • vilatàperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Chinese Mandarin 鄉下人 /乡下人, 村民
  • 鄉下人 /乡下人 (xiāngxiarén)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • 村民 (cūnmín)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Czech vesničan, vesničanka
  • vesničanperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • vesničankaperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Danish landsbyboer
  • landsbyboerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch dorpsbewoner, dorpsbewoonster
  • dorpsbewonerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dorpsbewoonsterperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dorpelingperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dorpelingeperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dorperperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Esperanto vilaĝano, vilaĝanino
  • vilaĝanoperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • vilaĝaninoperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Finnish kyläläinen
  • kyläläinenperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
French villageois, villageoise
  • villageoisperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • villageoiseperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
German Dorfbewohner, Dorfbewohnerin
  • Dorfbewohnerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • Dorfbewohnerinperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • Dörflerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • Dörflerinperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek χωριάτης, χωρικός
  • χωριάτης (choriátis)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • χωρικός (chorikós)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • χωριάτα (choriáta)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • χωρική (chorikí)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • χωριάτισσα (choriátissa)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi ग्रामवासी, गांववाला
  • ग्रामवासी (grāmvāsī)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • गांववाला (gāmvvālā)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • गँवार (gãvār)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • देहाती (dehātī)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hungarian falusi, falubeli
  • falusiperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • falubeliperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Icelandic þorpsbúi
  • þorpsbúiperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Italian paesano, paesana
  • paesanoperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • paesanaperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Japanese 村人, 村民
  • 村人 (murabito)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • 村民 (sonmin)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Korean 마을 사람, 촌민
  • 마을 사람 (ma'eul saram)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • 촌민 (chonmin)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • 촌인 (chonin)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Latin pāgānus, vīcānus
  • pāgānusperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • vīcānusperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lithuanian kaimietis
  • kaimietisperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Norwegian Bokmål landsbyboer, landsbybuer
  • landsbyboerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • landsbybuerperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Polish wieśniak, wieśniaczka
  • wieśniakperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • wieśniaczkaperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Portuguese aldeão, aldeã
  • aldeãoperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • aldeãperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Romanian sătean, săteancă
  • săteanperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • săteancăperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian селя́нин, селя́нка
  • селя́нин (seljánin)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • селя́нка (seljánka)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • дереве́нский жи́тель (derevénskij žítelʹ)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • дереве́нская жи́тельница (derevénskaja žítelʹnica)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • се́льский жи́тель (sélʹskij žítelʹ)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • се́льская жи́тельница (sélʹskaja žítelʹnica)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Slovak dedinčan, dedinčanka
  • dedinčanperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dedinčankaperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Spanish aldeano
  • aldeanoperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Swahili mwanakijiji
  • mwanakijijiperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Swedish bybo
  • byboperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Thai ชาวบ้าน
  • ชาวบ้าน (chaao-bâan)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Turkish köylü
  • köylüperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian селяни́н, селя́нка
  • селяни́н (seljanýn)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • селя́нка (seljánka)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • селяни́ця (seljanýcja)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • селю́к (seljúk)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • селю́чка (seljúčka)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Urdu دیہاتی
  • دیہاتی (dehātī)person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Vietnamese dân làng, dân nông thôn
  • dân làngperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
  • dân nông thônperson who lives in, or comes from, a village
Cite this entry
APA

villager. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villager

MLA

“villager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villager. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “villager,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villager.

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