Carter
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], /ˈhɒd ɪŋ/, 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], /ˈmeɪˌbɛl/, "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-zuh-lin smith], /ˈɛl əˌnər ˈroʊ zə lɪn ˈsmɪθ/, 1928–2023, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
a male given name.
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How to use Carter in a sentence
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.
Push for police reform creates rift in Maryland’s Democratic caucus | Ovetta Wiggins | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostMom 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.
It’s Prague on the Potomac, as we wearily wait for a shot at the vaccine | Petula Dvorak | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostIt 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.
The Trailer: Seven questions for the new political year | David Weigel | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostHe has performed for Presidents dating to Jimmy Carter but did not perform at events linked to Carter’s 1977 Inauguration.
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.
The Trailer: What's next for the Republican Party | David Weigel | January 19, 2021 | Washington Post
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.
Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe canoe touched the grassy bank at the edge of the old Carter place at the far end of the lake just before noon.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseThe ruin of the Carter house stood upon a knoll, several great elms sheltering it.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseShe should not show panic because of the mysterious noise in the loft of the abandoned Carter house.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseCarter was a very wealthy man whose land holdings—300,000 acres total—were second in Virginia only to the Fairfaxes.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBecause of his enormous wealth and arrogant manner, he was nicknamed "King" Carter.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for Carter
/ (ˈkɑːtə) /
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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