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Car⋅ter

[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), born 1926, U.S. bowler.
4. (Eleanor) Ro⋅sa⋅lynn Smith [roh-zuh-lin] , born 1928, U.S. first lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
5. Elliott (Cook, Jr.), born 1908, U.S. composer.
6. Hod⋅ding [hod-ing] , 1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher.
7. Howard, 1873–1939, English Egyptologist.
8. James Earl, Jr. (Jimmy), born 1924, 39th president of the U.S. 1977–81.
9. Mrs. Leslie (Caroline Louise Dudley), 1862–1937, U.S. actress.
10. May⋅belle [mey-bel] , (“Mother Maybelle Carter”), 1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist.
11. Nick, pen name of authors who wrote detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character.
12. a male given name.

cart

[kahrt]
–noun
1. a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
2. a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony.
3. any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.
4. Obsolete. a chariot.
–verb (used with object)
5. to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck: to cart garbage to the dump.
–verb (used without object)
6. to drive a cart.
7. cart off or away, to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner: The police came and carted him off to jail.
8. on the water cart, British. wagon (def. 14).
9. put the cart before the horse, to do or place things in improper order; be illogical.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME cart(e), OE cræt (by metathesis); c. ON kartr cart


cart⋅a⋅ble, adjective
carter, noun
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cart   (kärt)   
n.  
    1. A small wheeled vehicle typically pushed by hand: a shopping cart; a pastry cart.

    2. A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by an animal and used in farm work and for transporting goods.

    3. The quantity that a cart can hold.

    4. An open two-wheeled carriage.

    5. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.

    1. An open two-wheeled carriage.

    2. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.

tr.v.   cart·ed, cart·ing, carts
  1. To convey in a cart or truck: cart away garbage.

  2. To convey laboriously or unceremoniously; lug: carted the whole gang off to jail.


[Middle English, wagon, from Old English cræt and from Old Norse kartr.]
cart'a·ble adj., cart'er n.
Car·ter   (kär'tər)   
American jazz singer known for her complex renditions of popular songs. She formed her own trio in 1969.
Carter, Howard 1874-1939.  
British archaeologist who worked in Egypt after 1890 and discovered (1922) the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Carter, James Earl, Jr. Known as "Jimmy." Born 1924.  


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The 39th President of the United States (1977-1981), who is credited with establishing energy-conservation measures, concluding the Panama Canal treaties (1978), and negotiating the Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel (1979). He won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.
Carter, Rosalynn Smith Born 1928.  


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First Lady of the United States (1977-1981) as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. She worked to improve care for the elderly and for people with mental and emotional disabilities.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

cart 
c.1200, from O.N. kartr, akin to O.E. cræt "chariot," perhaps orig. "body of a cart made of wickerwork, hamper;" related to O.E. cradol (see cradle). The verb meaning "to carry in a cart" is from c.1440. Cartwheel (n.) is from c.1395; as a sort of lateral somersault it is attested from 1864, so called from resemblance.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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