keuterboer

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coter, from cote (“hut, cottage”) (Dutch kot); + boer (“farmer”).

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Noun

keuterboer m (plural keuterboeren, diminutive keuterboertje n, feminine keuterboerin)

1. (dated) one who earns the right to live in a cottage by working for a farmer or a landlord; a cotter

Related terms

• boer, ploeger
• keuterij