A person who operates or drives a cart, or someone whose job involves transporting goods by cart.
From 'cart' plus the agent suffix '-er,' dating back to the 1300s when carts were the primary transport method and 'carters' were essential to commerce.
Medieval carters were the truck drivers of their time—they were so important to trade that specific roads were built for carts, and they often formed professional guilds to protect their interests.
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