noun
Carter
KAH-tuh
noun
1
A person who drives or operates a horse-drawn cart, especially to deliver goods.
"The carter loaded barrels of ale onto his wagon before dawn."
"Village carters once hauled coal from the mine to the station."
How to Use Carter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose job is driving a cart.
Word Forms
Carters plural, carters plural
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Etymology
From "cart" plus the agent suffix "-er" — literally "one who carts."