Carter

[ kahr-ter ]

noun

1. Bennett Lester Benny, 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
2. Betty Lillie Mae Jones, 1930–98, U.S. jazz singer.
3. Don(ald James), 1926–2012, U.S. bowler.
4. Elliott Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., 1908–2012, U.S. composer.
5. Hod·ding [hod, -ing], 1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher.
6. Howard, 1873–1939, English Egyptologist.
7. Jimmy James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1924, 39th president of the United States 1977–81.
8. Mrs. Leslie Caroline Louise Dudley, 1862–1937, U.S. actress.
9. May·belle [mey, -bel], Mother Maybelle Carter, 1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.
10. Nick, pen name of authors who wrote a detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.
11. 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).
12. a male given name.

Carter

/ ˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. CarterAngela19401992FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
2. 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
3. CarterHoward18731939MEnglishHISTORY: Egyptologist Howard. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist: excavated the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen
4. 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

Example Sentences

They backed Carter’s Senate bill, which would have given police chiefs — rather than a three-person trial board made up of police officers — the power to discipline officers for wrongdoing.

From Washington Post

Mom has admired all the American presidents, from Carter to Reagan to Obama, and believed our leaders because she trusted in the basic integrity of our democracy.

From Washington Post

It was absolutely taken as a matter of faith by Carter that inflation was caused by budget deficits, so you had to rein in the budget, not government spending, in order to whip inflation.

From Washington Post

He has performed for Presidents dating to Jimmy Carter but did not perform at events linked to Carter’s 1977 Inauguration.

From Time

Carter's chief rival speaks entirely for herself in her first spot, saying she has a record of “bold, progressive leadership” that she'll bring to the Hill.

From Washington Post

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

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg