carter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: carter	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for carter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carter n Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) Synonym(s): Carter, Howard Carter 39th President of the United States (1924-) Synonym(s): Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter someone whose work is driving carts
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); -- called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carter \Cart"er\, n. 1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called {harvestman}. (b) A British fish; the whiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) 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}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) 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}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Carter, MT Zip code(s): 59420 Carter, OK (town, FIPS 12300) Location: 35.21724 N, 99.50342 W Population (1990): 286 (162 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73627 Carter, SD Zip code(s): 57526