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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