Carter

[ kahr-ter ]

/ ˈkɑr tər /

noun

Bennett LesterBenny,1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.

BettyLillie Mae Jones,1930–98, U.S. jazz singer.

Don(ald James),1926–2012, U.S. bowler.

(Eleanor) Ro·sa·lynn Smith [roh-zuh-lin] /ˈroʊ zə lɪn/,born 1928, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).

ElliottElliott Cook Carter, Jr.,1908–2012, U.S. composer.

Hod·ding

[hod-ing] /ˈhɒd ɪŋ/,1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher.

Howard,1873–1939, English Egyptologist.

James Earl, Jr.Jimmy,born 1924, 39th president of the U.S. 1977–81.

Mrs. LeslieCaroline Louise Dudley,1862–1937, U.S. actress.

May·belle

[mey-bel] /ˈmeɪˌbɛl/, Mother Maybelle Carter,1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.

Nick, pen name of authors who wrote detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for carter

Ass-kicking, bad guy-killing Carter is just a future spinster.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Its biggest asset, of course, is the steely Atwell, who never asks you to feel sorry for Carter despite all the sexism around her.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Carter has also been a fixture on boards and expert panels, in think tanks and at universities.
Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But for Carter, this is a capstone to a career spent in the decidedly unsexy corridors of Pentagon power.
Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Mr. Carter did not like clerical characters of her stamp, neither did she like them of the stamp of Mr. Carter.
Castle Richmond|Anthony Trollope
Mr. Carter listened in silence with a resumption of his tired manner.
The Secret Adversary|Agatha Christie
"Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman," said Mr. Carter.
The Errand Boy|Horatio Alger
At the corner of a field a team of horses—his own—were resting awhile as the carter and his lad ate their luncheon.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies
Carter, with her mother's handwriting still red before his eyes, and his self-love shaken with rage flourished the letter.
The Man Who Could Not Lose|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for carter

Carter

/ (ˈkɑːtə) /

noun

Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)

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

Howard. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist: excavated the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen

James Earl, known as Jimmy. born 1924, US Democratic statesman; 39th president of the US (1977–81); Nobel peace prize 2002

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