carter

car-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who drives or operates a cart.

  2. 2.

    A common English surname derived from the occupation.

  3. 3.

    A given name, typically male, derived from the surname.

Forms

plural: carters

Related words

See also: carrier, cart, driver
Synonyms: carrier, driver

Etymology

From "cart" (from Old Norse "kartr") combined with the agent suffix "-er" denoting a person who performs an action. The surname originated as an occupational name for someone who drove carts.