cotter
- noun
- /ˈkɒtər/
- Archaic
:
campesino
- Cotters.
Examples
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The stories of the cotters highlight their struggles and resilience in the face of poverty.
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The cotter lived in a small cottage and worked the nearby fields for his family's livelihood.
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In medieval England, many a cotter toiled hard on the land, earning just enough to survive.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who works on land for a living, usually on a small farm
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9.4
A person who works a very small farm often in Scotland or northern England
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6.7
A person who lives in a small house in the countryside
A rural worker who lived in a cottage and farmed a small plot of land in the Middle Ages
A poor farmer in Scotland who lives in a small cottage with a small plot of land
A person in Italy who works on a small family farm
A country person thought to be simple and not educated
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.4
A metal pin with split ends that you put through a hole and bend apart to hold parts together
How Poor
Surface Forms
Morphology
cotter = cot (semi-transparent) = cot + er
The word is formed from 'cot' + '-er' in the sense of someone associated with a cot or cottage, but the social term is somewhat specialized and less directly inferable for many learners.
Etymology
The word cotter for a rural worker comes from the old word cot meaning 'small house' or cottage, so a cotter was someone who lived in a little cottage and worked the land.