"cottier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cottiers [plural]
Etymology: From Old French cotier. See coterie, and compare cotter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|cotier}} Old French cotier Head templates: {{en-noun}} cottier (plural cottiers)
  1. Someone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager. Derived forms: cottierism

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