noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   (preceded by the number of carats) Something that is a given number of carats. informal

   "She asked about diamonds, and he showed her a very nice one-carater set in a silver ring."

Example

More examples

"She asked about diamonds, and he showed her a very nice one-carater set in a silver ring."

Etymology

From carat + -er.

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