COTTARS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cottars

noun

variants or cotters

plural of cottar

as in peasants

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peasants

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Long before the official ban on private farming was lifted in 1982, peasants across China spontaneously reintroduced private ownership in defiance of socialist doctrine.

— Rainer Zitelmann, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Their instincts as illiterate ex-peasants counseled them against doing so.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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cotton candy

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