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cottager¹

  • /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/ UK
  • /ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From cottage (“small hut”) + -er (demonym suffix); compare cotter.

noun cottagers

  1. A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant. The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager, won my reverence; while the gentle manners of the girl enticed my love.

    Similar: cotter, cottier, coscet

cottager²

  • /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/ UK
  • /ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From cottage (“to have sex in a public lavatory”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

noun cottagers

  1. UK, slang One who engages in sex in public lavatories; a practitioner of cottaging.

Cottager³

Where it comes from

From the name of the stadium, Craven Cottage.

noun Cottagers

  1. UK Someone connected with Fulham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

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MLA

"cottager." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cottager. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cottager. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cottager

Chicago

"cottager." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cottager.

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@misc{cottager_2026,
  title = {cottager},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cottager},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}