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Meaning of CARTER

Pronunciation:  'kârtur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone whose work is driving carts
  2. [n]  a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections"
  3. [n]  39th President of the United States (1924-)
  4. [n]  English Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
 
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 Synonyms: garbage carter, garbage hauler, Howard Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., Jimmy Carter, President Carter
 
 See Also: Chief Executive, Egyptologist, hauler, haulier, President, President of the United States, worker

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called
       {harvestman}.
   (b) A British fish; the whiff.
 
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 Related Terms: Aquarius, bearer, bheesty, bullwhacker, busboy, cabby, cabdriver, cabman, caddie, cameleer, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, cartman, charioteer, coachman, coachy, cocher, cochero, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, drayman, driver, elephant driver, express, expressman, freighter, Ganymede, gharry-wallah, gun bearer, hack, hackman, hacky, harness racer, hauler, Hebe, homing pigeon, Jehu, letter carrier, litter-bearer, mahout, mule skinner, muleteer, porter, redcap, reinsman, shield-bearer, skinner, skycap, stage coachman, stevedore, stretcher-bearer, teamster, the Water Bearer, transporter, truck driver, trucker, truckman, vetturino, voiturier, wagoner, wagonman, water boy, water carrier, whip
 

 

 

 

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