CARTER

carter

(noun) someone whose work is driving carts

Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter

(noun) 39th President of the United States (1924-)

Carter, Howard Carter

(noun) Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Carter

An occupational surname for someone who was a carter.

A male given name from surnames.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carter is the 49th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 376,966 individuals. Carter is most common among White (58.2%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Crater, arrect, crater, tracer

Etymology

Noun

carter (plural carters)

A person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.

A fish, the whiff or Marysole.

Coordinate terms

• horse-drawn

• oxcart

Anagrams

• Crater, arrect, crater, tracer

Source: Wiktionary


Cart"er, n.

1. A charioteer. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.

3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called harvestman. (b) A British fish; the whiff.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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