Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Carter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the
fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); --
called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carter \Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called
{harvestman}.
(b) A British fish; the whiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and
allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long
legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and
{grandfather longlegs}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous
insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with
slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane
fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Carter
n 1: English Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated
the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: {Carter}, {Howard
Carter}]
2: 39th President of the United States (1924- ) [syn: {Carter},
{Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, {President Carter}]
3: a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed
carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn:
{garbage carter}, {garbage hauler}]
4: someone whose work is driving carts
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