cottager
noun
cot·tag·er ˈkä-ti-jər 
: a person who lives in a cottage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This time, then, it’s not just a fling with a cottager or a bachelor farmer who hit it off with you. 
Robert Mcgill, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021 The town has always been a place filled with lake people—its own Ontario character type, comprising enthusiastic cottagers and the more grizzly beachfront locals. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
Robert Mcgill, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021 The town has always been a place filled with lake people—its own Ontario character type, comprising enthusiastic cottagers and the more grizzly beachfront locals. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1523, in the meaning defined above