Meanings
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noun
a person who lives in or occupies a cottage, sometimes especially a holiday cottage
The elderly cottager invited the travelers inside to warm themselves by the fire.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a person who lives in or...
cottage dwellercottage resident
Word family
Forms
cottagers
Etymology
Formed from cottage + -er, the suffix for a person associated with something. It has denoted a cottage resident or tenant since the early modern period.