/ Dictionary / Index C Cartier: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•tier Pronunciation: (kär'tē-ā" Fr. kar-tyā'), [key] 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73. 1491–1557, French navigator and explorer of Canada: discovered the St. Lawrence River. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cartier (Thesaurus) Carthusian Cartier-Bresson Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language