villager

Everyday

A villager is a person who lives in a village, a small group of houses in the countryside. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and fairy tales, villagers often gather, warn each other, or help the hero. In geography lessons, villagers live in small settlements and may farm. In maths word problems, villagers are counted and share things: «120 villagers, 4 wells». Phrases: the local villagers, the villagers gathered.

Examples

• The villagers gathered in the square to hear the news. tree →
• Every villager helped to build the new bridge. tree →
• In the story, the villagers were afraid of the dragon. tree →
• The villagers sold eggs and honey at the market. tree →
• 120 villagers share 4 wells equally, so 30 villagers use each well. tree →
• A friendly villager showed us the way. tree →
• His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. tree →

Note

Plural: villagers. Built from «village» + «-er». People in a town are «townspeople»; in a city, «city dwellers» or «residents».