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cottager.

A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒɚ/US
  1. A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒɚ/US
  1. One who engages in sex in public lavatories; a practitioner of cottaging.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cottage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cottager From cottage (“to have sex in a public lavatory”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

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