noun
- a person who rents and farms a small plot of land, especially in Scotland or Ireland
Usage: chiefly British and Irish; historical and contemporary
Examples
- The crofter worked his small farm on the Scottish Highlands.
- Many crofters in Ireland struggled to pay rent to absentee landlords.
- Her grandfather was a crofter who grew potatoes and raised sheep.
- The crofter's cottage sat on a few acres of rocky land.
- Crofters often supplemented their income by fishing or weaving.
- The estate employed dozens of crofters on its tenant farms.