1. a person who drives or operates a cart, especially one who transports goods for a living
2. a person or company that transports goods; a carrier
Usage: chiefly British

Examples

• The carter loaded his wagon with barrels of grain at dawn.
• In medieval times, a carter was an essential worker in any village.
• The carter navigated the muddy road carefully to avoid spilling the cargo.
• She hired a carter to deliver the furniture to her new house.
• The old carter knew every route through the countryside by heart.