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Carter

Carter


Carter, Rosalynn Smith Born 1928.  

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.
Carter, James Earl, Jr. Known as "Jimmy." Born 1924.  

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, Howard 1874-1939.  
British archaeologist who worked in Egypt after 1890 and discovered (1922) the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Car·ter     (kär'tər)   
American jazz singer known for her complex renditions of popular songs. She formed her own trio in 1969.
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.
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