Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Cottager /(k?t"t?-j?r)/ · Cot·ta·ger · IPA /ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒɚ/ 01 n. One who lives in a cottage. 1. One who lives in a cottage. 2. One who lives on the common, without paying any rent, or having land of his own.(Law)