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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See {Coterie}, and cf {Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also {cottar} and {cotter}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cottier n : a medieval English villein [syn: {cotter}]
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