/ Dictionary / Index C Carter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•ter Pronunciation: (kär'tur), [key] — n. (Benny), born 1907, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer. born 1926, U.S. bowler. born 1908, U.S. composer. 1907–72, U.S. journalist and publisher. 1873–1939, English Egyptologist. (Jimmy), born 1924, 39th president of the U.S. 1977–81. (Caroline Louise Dudley), 1862–1937, U.S. actress. (“Mother Maybelle Carter”), 1909–78, U.S. country-and-western singer and guitarist. pen name of authors who wrote detective-story series in which Nick Carter, created by John R. Coryell, is the main character. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carter (Thesaurus) cartelize Carteret Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language