GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Cotter, Cottar (k?tˈt?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See Cot.] A cottager; a cottier. Burns.
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Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier.
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Cottier (-tĭ‑ẽr), n. [OF. cotier. See Coterie, and cf. Cotter.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also cottar and cotter.]
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