Carter

[ kahr-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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], 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], 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, -z, uh, -lin , smith], 1928–2023, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
a male given name.

Carter

/ ˈkɑːtə /

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

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