English Explanatory Dictionary

cotter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
  2. A cotter pin.
verb
  1. To fasten with a cotter.
noun
  1. A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A minor city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. A minor city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States.

Pronunciation

/kɒtə/ /kɑtɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-cotter.wav

Word forms

cotter cotters cottering cottered cottar Cottier

Etymology

Unknown.

Synonyms

coscet cottager

Related words

cotter pin

Derived words

cotterless
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