US /ˈkɑrtɚ/ UK /ˈkɑːtə/
noun Freq #2219

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person whose work is driving a cart or transporting loads by cart

    The carter delivered the wooden crates from the estate before noon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person whose work is... cart driverhaulercarrier
Word family
Derived forms carterlyunder-carterundercarter
Related forms cartmancartwrightteamster

Etymology

From Middle English carter or cartere, formed from cart + the agent suffix -er, literally "one who carts." It also merged with a related Anglo-Norman occupational term for a coachman or charioteer.

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