cottager

cot·tag·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kot-i-jer]
- /ˈkɒt ɪ dʒər/
- /ˈkɒt.ɪ.dʒər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kot-i-jer]
- /ˈkɒt ɪ dʒər/

Definitions of cottager word

noun cottager a person who lives in a cottage 3
noun cottager a rural labourer 3
noun cottager a person holidaying in a cottage, esp an owner and seasonal resident of a cottage in a resort area 3
noun cottager a person who lives or vacations in a cottage 3
noun cottager a farm laborer 3
noun cottager a summer resident 3

See all 12 definitions of cottager

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Origin of cottager

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; cottage + -er1

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Parts of speech for Cottager

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cottager

cottager popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cottager usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cottager

noun cottager

provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
squire — (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
non-rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.

All 5 Synonyms of cottager