cottar

noun

variants or cotter
Definition of cottarnext
as in peasant

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Recent Examples of cottar In 1846 and 1847, potatoes, the subsistence crop of the cottar subtenants who composed nearly half the population on some Hebridean estates, failed almost entirely. — Hugh Raffles, The New York Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2020
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  1. peasant
  2. peon
  3. boor
Noun
  • The police suspect Juggut Singh, a Sikh peasant with a criminal record who, on the night of the killing, was secretly meeting Nooran, the daughter of a Muslim priest and weaver.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • While any peasant blouse or billowy eyelet top will do the trick, there’s something so romantic and eye-catching about an asymmetrical shirt with black jorts.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 July 2026
Definition of peasant
Noun
  • Soon there was an altercation at the front desk, when a Haitian upbraided the American peons about not getting her free stuff fast enough.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
Definition of peon
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Definition of boor

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“Cottar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottar. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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