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noun
A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cotter, cottier, coscet
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who engages in sex in public lavatories; a practitioner of cottaging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone connected with Fulham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
someone who lives in a cottage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cottage dweller
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
History
From cottage (“small hut”) + -er (demonym suffix); compare cotter.
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).
From the name of the stadium, Craven Cottage.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
