Villager Meaning
/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who lives in, or comes from, a village.
nounA worker unit.
Sentence Examples
The villager sold the merchant one hundred eggs.
The house of that villager is very big.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every morning the old ____ walked to the well to fetch water for his family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A local ____ showed us the way to the ancient ruins that were hidden deep in the hills above the town today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English village Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English villager From village + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every morning the old ____ walked to the well to fetch water for his family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A local ____ showed us the way to the ancient ruins that were hidden deep in the hills above the town today.