villager
UK: ˈvɪlɪdʒə | US: ˈvɪlɪdʒər
n. a person who lives in a village
n. (figuratively) someone with simple or rustic qualities
The word "villager" combines "village," derived from Old French village (itself from Latin villaticus, meaning "of a country house"), with the English agent suffix "-er." The suffix "-er" denotes a person connected to the root word, here implying residence or origin. Over time, "villager" evolved from a neutral descriptor to occasionally carrying connotations of simplicity or rural life.
The villager greeted us warmly when we arrived in the small town.
As a lifelong villager, she knew every family in the community.
The novel portrays the villager’s struggle against modernization.
Tourists often romanticize the villager’s way of life.
He moved from the city but never fully adapted to being a villager.