COTTARS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cottars

noun

variants or cotters

plural of cottar

as in peasants

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peasants

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Happy peasants, miserable millionaires Graham first spotted the pattern in China.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
For the medieval peasants whose skeletons limned the walls, death was a prolonged nap until everyone woke up during the rapture.

— Kristin Idaszak, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2026

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cottars

cotton candy

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