Basic Details
Word: Villager
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A person who lives in a village.
Synonyms: countryman, local, resident
Antonyms: city dweller, townsman
How to Spell Villager
Syllables: vil - la - ger
Tricky part: Village keeps its double l, and its final e is shared with -er, so only one e appears at the end. Students write vilager or villeger.
Watch out for: vilager, villiger, villeger
Memory tip: Village + r: the e is already there, so you only add the r. Picture that r as a villager standing at the end of the road.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The villagers gathered under the peepal tree to discuss the new well.
Example 2: A friendly villager showed us the way to the waterfall.
Example 3: Every villager brought something for the fair: rice, flowers or homemade sweets.
Fun Fact
Most Indians still live in villages. The 2011 Census counted about 69 per cent of the population as rural.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Every glrlaiev in the hamlet came out to welcome the new schoolteacher with garlands.
a) village
b) pillager
c) villager
d) vicarage
Show answer
c) villager. Village is a letter short, pillager needs a p, and vicarage a c; a person who lives there is a villager.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The vilager who found the lost tourist near the river was given a reward by the district collector last week.
a) tourist
b) district
c) collector
d) vilager
Show answer
d) vilager. A villager lives in a village, and village always has two l's.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. sheperd 2. carpentar 3. villager 4. pesant
a) a person who lives in a village
b) a person who makes things from wood
c) a person who looks after sheep
d) a poor farmer who works a small piece of land
Show answer
a) a person who lives in a village. Peasant has ea, shepherd keeps the h of herd, and carpenter ends in -er.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A villager is someone who ____.
a) builds houses in villages
b) rules over a village
c) visits a village once a year
d) lives in a village
Show answer
d) lives in a village
2. Which word does NOT describe the kind of place a villager lives in?
a) metropolis
b) rural area
c) countryside
d) hamlet
Show answer
a) metropolis
