Examples from literature

• A cottager had one to five acres of land and depended on others for his living. 
• More subdivided land holdings in the country made holdings of cottagers minuscule. 
• The fifth and lowest class included the laborers and cottagers, who were usually tenants at will. 
• The majority of the cottagers are away in the fields at work, and the place is elsewhere almost quiet. 
• To every cottager in the parish he was a bounteous benefactor.