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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coter, from cote (“hut, cottage”) (Dutch kot); + boer (“farmer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
keuterboer m (plural keuterboeren, diminutive keuterboertje n, feminine keuterboerin)
- (dated) one who earns the right to live in a cottage by working for a farmer or a landlord; a cotter
- poor farmer who owns only a small patch of land which is barely or not enough to sustain a family, such that he has to find additional work elsewhere, for example in service of another farmer (see herenboer) or in the city