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  Carr

  noun

  John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
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  carr

  noun

  an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

Carr

American  

[kahr] / kɑr /

noun

1. John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.

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carr British  

/ kɑː /

noun

1. an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

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Etymology

Origin of carr

C15: from Old Norse

Example Sentences

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Allie Carr, a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices agent in Cleveland, said it pays to make your house look meticulously maintained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

International businesses sending employees to China will also take note, said Chris Carr, a professor at California Polytechnic State University who has studied exit bans in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Earlier this year, FCC chairman Brendan Carr made the extraordinary demand that ABC file for renewals for eight of its owned-and-operated stations years ahead of schedule.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

Kimmel alluded to the Walt Disney Co. network’s ongoing dispute with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as the reason for the switch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Then Ms. Carr leaned forward and put her finger in my face and talked to me just like my grandmother used to talk to me.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"When I'm angry, I carr do no wrong," she says.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then we put from 50 to 57 yearlings in a carr and from 32 to 37 two year olds and started.

From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn

We have alluded elsewhere to a wonderful feat of bodily strength, by Robert Atkinson, the Sleagill giant, in carrying a conveyance called a "carr" out of a dyke-back, on to the turnpike road, near Kendal.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin

Roger’s shrillest whistle, as it had been sometimes heard in the carr, was anything but agreeable: but his low whistle, when he was not thinking about it, was soft and sweet.

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim

The stream appeared to be as rapid and strong as ever; and it shot its force through the carr as vehemently as at first; for it was almost, or quite as deep as ever.

From The Settlers at Home by Joseph Martin Kronheim