cotter
noun
1. a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
Similar word(s): cottar
Definition categories: person, bucolic, peasant, provincial
2. a medieval English villein
Similar word(s): cottier
Definition categories: person, helot, serf, villein
3. fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
Similar word(s): cottar
Definition categories: man–made, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
verb
1. (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.