'Carter' definitions:

Definition of 'Carter'

(from WordNet)
noun
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: Carter, Howard Carter]
noun
39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter]
noun
Someone whose work is driving carts

Definition of 'Carter'

From: GCIDE
  • Carter \Cart"er\, n.
  • 1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) (a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called harvestman. (b) A British fish; the whiff. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'carter'

From: GCIDE
  • Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zool.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'carter'

From: GCIDE
  • Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
  • 1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'carter'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Carter, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
Population (2000) :
8
Housing Units (2000) :
6
Land area (2000) :
3.056841 sq. miles (7.917182 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.056841 sq. miles (7.917182 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13005
Located within :
Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location :
41.442062 N, 110.432574 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Carter, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
Population (2000) :
62
Housing Units (2000) :
34
Land area (2000) :
2.905797 sq. miles (7.525979 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.003952 sq. miles (0.010236 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.909749 sq. miles (7.536215 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12625
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
47.781252 N, 110.955800 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
59420
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Carter, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
254
Housing Units (2000) :
136
Land area (2000) :
0.464433 sq. miles (1.202876 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.464433 sq. miles (1.202876 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12300
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.218187 N, 99.505054 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
73627
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Carter -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
26889
Housing Units (2000) :
11534
Land area (2000) :
410.599156 sq. miles (1063.446887 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.546505 sq. miles (4.005430 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
412.145661 sq. miles (1067.452317 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.307846 N, 83.049318 W

Carter -- U.S. County in Montana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000) :
1360
Housing Units (2000) :
811
Land area (2000) :
3339.566538 sq. miles (8649.437259 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
8.728321 sq. miles (22.606246 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3348.294859 sq. miles (8672.043505 sq. km)
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
45.556276 N, 104.481226 W

Carter -- U.S. County in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000) :
5941
Housing Units (2000) :
3028
Land area (2000) :
507.583083 sq. miles (1314.634094 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.439667 sq. miles (3.728720 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
509.022750 sq. miles (1318.362814 sq. km)
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
36.947814 N, 90.936667 W

Carter -- U.S. County in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
45621
Housing Units (2000) :
20577
Land area (2000) :
823.790732 sq. miles (2133.608110 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
9.925211 sq. miles (25.706177 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
833.715943 sq. miles (2159.314287 sq. km)
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
34.214754 N, 97.220100 W

Carter -- U.S. County in Tennessee

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Carter -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
56742
Housing Units (2000) :
25920
Land area (2000) :
341.045608 sq. miles (883.304032 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
6.570319 sq. miles (17.017048 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
347.615927 sq. miles (900.321080 sq. km)
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
36.310350 N, 82.187840 W

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