Definition

1. Noun:
   • An owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain: A crofter is a person who owns or rents a small agricultural holding, typically in Scotland or other parts of Great Britain. The farm, known as a croft, is often used for subsistence farming or small-scale agriculture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The crofter tended to his sheep on the hillside.
  • Many crofters in the Highlands grow vegetables for their own use.
  • The new policy aims to support young people who wish to become crofters.

Advanced Usage

• "Crofter community": Refers to the collective group of people living and working on crofts in a particular area.

  • The crofter community on the island is very close-knit.

• "Crofter's rights": Legal rights associated with the tenure of a croft, which can include security of tenure and inheritance rights.

  • The law was amended to strengthen crofters' rights.

Variants and Related Words

• Croft (n): The small farm itself, especially in Scotland.

  • They inherited a croft on the west coast.

• Crofting (n): The system or practice of farming on a croft.

  • Crofting is a traditional way of life in the Scottish Highlands.

Synonyms

• Smallholder: A person who owns or rents a small farm.
• Tenant farmer: A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent.

Related Phrases

• Crofting township: A small settlement or village where crofters live and work.
  • The remote crofting township had only a few families.

Noun

1. an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain