['kɔtә(r)]
n.
<苏格兰>(以劳力换得村舍居住权或小块土地使用权的)佃农

Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius,
cottarius, coterius. See {Cot}.]
A cottager; a cottier. --Burns.

Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
Good morrow to the cotter. --Whittier.

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}.]