Carr

American

[kahr] / kɑr /

noun

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

carr British

/ kɑː /

noun

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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Mr. Trump prodded Mr. Carr to let Mr. Ergen sell his licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Laugh or smile once, and you get a yellow card from host Jimmy Carr.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Too often, foreign call centers have meant confusing customer service, delayed support and even security risks,” FCC Chair Brendan Carr said at a meeting in which the agency voted unanimously to advance the proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In a letter this week to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, seven U.S. senators criticized Carr’s suggestion that Paramount’s $111-billion bid for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Ms. Parks, Ms. Carr, and Ms. Durr were all looking at me.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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