cotter

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COTTER, Cottar, or Cottier, a word derived from the Latin cota, a cot or cottage, and used to describe a man who occupies a cottage and cultivates a small plot of land.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

COTTAR, COTTER, s. a person who inhabits a cottage.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander