Carter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
  2. U.S. jazz singer.
  3. U.S. bowler.
  4. U.S. composer.
  5. U.S. journalist and publisher.
  6. English Egyptologist.
  7. 39th president of the United States 1977–81.
  8. U.S. actress.
  9. U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.
  10. pen name of authors who wrote a detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.
  11. U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
  12. a male given name.
noun
  1. Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
  2. 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. Howard. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist: excavated the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen
  4. James Earl, known as Jimmy. born 1924, US Democratic statesman; 39th president of the US (1977–81); Nobel peace prize 2002
Carter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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