Villager
['vɪlɪdʒə] or ['vɪlɪdʒɚ]
Definition
(noun.) one who has lived in a village most of their life.
Inputed by Augustine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An inhabitant of a village.
Typist: Ronald
Examples
- No wonder that my inquiries among those villagers led to nothing. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They all left the house, and all joined the throng of villagers collected round the grave, where the statuary's man was waiting for us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I ran down among the villagers, with the lantern in my hand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They were Germans from Saxony, and, emigrating thither but a few years before, had formed new ties with the surrounding villagers. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Leah