| Cottager 1. (n.) One who lives in a cottage. 2. (n.) One who lives on the common, without paying any rent, or having land of his own. Thesaurus Entries beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, cottager, cotter, cottier, crofter, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, freeholder, head of household, laird, landlady, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, squire, titleholder |