Synonyms of villager

villager

noun

ˈvi-li-jər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizen
• resident
• townsman
• inhabitant
• burgher
• townspeople
• native
• occupant
• town
• townie
• resider
• dweller
• townsfolk
• habitant
• national
• townswoman
• denizen
• suburbanite
• subject
• cliff dweller
• urbanite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tourist
• visitor
• foreigner
• alien
• guest
• noncitizen
• transient
• nonnative
• gownsman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villager

Krux may be about the end of times, but these were dark times to begin with, and the film leaves us hopeful that some of the villagers will find their way back to the light. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Business in villages like Bajo Chiquito dried up, and villagers returned to growing plantains. — Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

On one side stand the powerful, deputized by the law to harass poor villagers in pursuit of a Robin Hood figure. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

One particularly problematic scene has the villagers, among them the lovestruck and jealous Wilf, confronting Philip until he is forced to lash out physically, leading to further condemnation. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026