Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cottager \Cot"ta*ger\ (k?t"t?-j?r), n.
   1. One who lives in a cottage.

   2. (Law) One who lives on the common, without paying any
      rent, or having land of his own.

Source : WordNet®

cottager
     n : someone who lives in a cottage [syn: {cottage dweller}]