carter

1. 1.

   Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

   SynonymsHoward Carter

   BroaderEgyptologist
2. 2.

   39th President of the United States (1924-)

   SynonymsJimmy CarterJames Earl CarterJames Earl Carter Jr.President Carter

   BroaderPresident of the United States
3. 3.

   someone whose work is driving carts

   Broaderworker

Other forms of carter

plural

carters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about carter

What does carter mean?

carter means "Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in carter?

carter has 2 syllables: car-ter. The stress falls on "car". In IPA it is /ˈkɑɹtɚ/.

What is another word for carter?

Close synonyms include Howard Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carter a common word?

carter is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.