Carter

[ kahr-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Bennett Lester Benny, 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
Betty Lillie Mae Jones, 1930–98, U.S. jazz singer.
Don(ald James), 1926–2012, U.S. bowler.
Elliott Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., 1908–2012, U.S. composer.
Hod·ding [hod, -ing], 1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher.
Howard, 1873–1939, English Egyptologist.
Jimmy James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924, 39th president of the United States 1977–81.
Mrs. Leslie Caroline Louise Dudley, 1862–1937, U.S. actress.
May·belle [mey, -bel], Mother Maybelle Carter, 1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.
Nick, pen name of authors who wrote a detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.
Ro·sa·lynn Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter, [el, -, uh, -ner , roh, -z, uh, -lin , smith], 1928–2023, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
a male given name.

Carter

/ ˈkɑːtə /

CarterAngela19401992FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
CarterElliot (Cook)19082012MUSMUSIC: composer Elliot ( Cook ). 1908–2012, US composer. His works include the Piano Sonata (1945–46), four string quartets, and other orchestral pieces: Pulitzer Prize 1960, 1973
CarterHoward18731939MEnglishHISTORY: Egyptologist Howard. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist: excavated the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen
CarterJames Earl1924MUSPOLITICS: head of state James Earl, known as Jimmy. born 1924, US Democratic statesman; 39th president of the US (1977–81); Nobel peace prize 2002

Ass-kicking, bad guy-killing Carter is just a future spinster.

Its biggest asset, of course, is the steely Atwell, who never asks you to feel sorry for Carter despite all the sexism around her.

I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.

Former Gov. Jimmy Carter entered the 1976 Presidential campaign as a more or less total unknown.

Carter has also been a fixture on boards and expert panels, in think tanks and at universities.

The canoe touched the grassy bank at the edge of the old Carter place at the far end of the lake just before noon.

The ruin of the Carter house stood upon a knoll, several great elms sheltering it.

She should not show panic because of the mysterious noise in the loft of the abandoned Carter house.

Carter was a very wealthy man whose land holdings—300,000 acres total—were second in Virginia only to the Fairfaxes.

Because of his enormous wealth and arrogant manner, he was nicknamed "King" Carter.

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