What is another word for carters?

Pronunciation: [kˈɑːtəz] (IPA)

Carters are people who work with carts, often in the transportation of goods from one place to another. There are many synonyms one can use to describe this profession, such as teamster, carman, carrier, hauler, transporter, and courier. These synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the specific context. For example, a teamster traditionally referred to a person who drove teams of horses to pull carts, while a carman referred to a person who drove carts that were pulled by mules or donkeys. Today, the term courier is often used to describe individuals who transport packages or documents from one place to another using various modes of transportation such as cars, bicycles, and even drones.

What are the hypernyms for Carters?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Carters

Near at hand was a beer-shop, frequented by the navvies and carters.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
He may not be offered a place of confidence, nor be trusted with money, as the upper labourers-carters for instance-sometimes are.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
There is a lone rick-yard up in the fields yonder to which the carters come from the farm far away to fetch hay, and straw, and so forth.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies

Famous quotes with Carters

  • Once … I was offered a lift by some carters … It was the Thursday before Easter. I was seated in the first cart, with a strong, red, coarse carman, who evidently drank. On entering a village we saw a well-fed, naked, pink pig being dragged out of the first yard to be slaughtered. It squealed in a dreadful voice, resembling the shriek of a man. Just as we were passing they began to kill it. A man gashed its throat with a knife. The pig squealed still more loudly and piercingly, broke away from the men, and ran off covered with blood. Being near-sighted I did not see all the details. I saw only the human-looking pink body of the pig and heard its desperate squeal; but the carter saw all the details and watched closely. They caught the pig, knocked it down, and finished cutting: its throat. When its squeals ceased the carter sighed heavily. 'Do men really not have to answer for such things?' he said.
    Leo Tolstoy

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