You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for April 22.
Today’s word is villager, spelled v-i-l-l-a-g-e-r.
villager /ˈvɪlɪdʒə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
someone who lives in a village
Merriam-Webster: an inhabitant of a village
the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
When a villager near Shijiazhuang tried to escape quarantine to buy a pack of cigarettes, a zealous party chief ordered him tied to a tree.
— New York Times, "Power, Patriotism and 1.4 Billion People: How China Beat the Virus and Roared Back," 5 Feb. 2021
Balram, a poor, undereducated villager, feels trapped in a metaphorical rooster coop, waiting to be slaughtered.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, "‘Scarface’ meets Indian caste system in ‘The White Tiger’ (review)," 21 Jan. 2021
In some versions of the scenario, the weather had a big influence on how much food each villager produced; in others, luck was less important.
— Alison Gopnik, WSJ, "Our Sense of Fairness Is Beyond Politics," 21 Jan. 2021
With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.
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