Definition of CARTER

carter

Plural: carters

Noun

  • A person who drives or works with a cart.
  • Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
  • 39th President of the United States (1924-)
  • someone whose work is driving carts
  • A person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.
  • A fish, the whiff or Marysole.

Examples

  • The CARTER of the tiles carefully placed each letter on the board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English carter, cartere, cartare, equivalent to cart + -er. Merged with Middle English careter, caretier (“coachman, charioteer”, a surname), from Anglo-Norman careter (compare French charretier).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 8

carter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

carter: valid Words With Friends Word