Synonyms

sumpter

American

[suhmp-ter] / ˈsʌmp tər /

noun

a packhorse or mule.

sumpter British

/ ˈsʌmptə /

noun

archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden

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Etymology

Origin of sumpter

1275–1325; Middle English sompter < Old French sometier pack-horse driver < Vulgar Latin *saumatārius, equivalent to Latin sagmat- (stem of sagma; see summer ²) + -ārius -ary

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