crofter
a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.
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How to use crofter in a sentence
The crofter who owned the lurcher dog lived a couple of miles off, so it was time for us to be on foot.
The Mystery of Cloomber | Arthur Conan DoyleHis father was a crofter on a little island somewhere near Skye.
The Heather-Moon | C. N. Williamson and A. M. WilliamsonIt was recited to me, over against Dûn-I, by a friend who is a crofter in that part of Iona.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) | Fiona MacleodTo solve it is to explain the crofter question without the aid of a Royal Commission.
Our Journey to the Hebrides | Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins PennellOnly by a polite figure of speech can the stone pile in which the Hebridean crofter makes his home be called a cottage.
Our Journey to the Hebrides | Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell
British Dictionary definitions for crofter
/ (ˈkrɒftə) /
British an owner or tenant of a small farm, esp in Scotland or northern England
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