carter

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
  2. noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)
  3. noun someone whose work is driving carts

Etymology

From Middle English carter, cartere, cartare, equivalent to cart + -er. Merged with Middle English careter, caretier (“coachman, charioteer”, a surname), from Anglo-Norman careter (compare French charretier).

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Synonyms

Howard Carter

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