Carter (Noun)
Meaning 1
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Howard Carter was an English archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922.
- The British Egyptologist Howard Carter is credited with discovering the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
- Lord Carnarvon employed Howard Carter as an archaeologist on excavations in Egypt before the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- Carter spent years excavating sites in Egypt's Valley of the Kings before discovering Tutankhamun's tomb with his patron George Herbert.
- Howard Carter worked as an artist, translator, and archaeologist before discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
39th President of the United States (1924-).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.