sumpter

[ suhmp-ter ]
/ ˈsʌmp tər /
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noun

a packhorse or mule.

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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 summer2) + -ārius -ary

Words nearby sumpter

sump drain, sump pump, sump syndrome, sumph, sumpsimus, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuous, sumter, sumter, fort
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British Dictionary definitions for sumpter

sumpter
/ (ˈsʌmptə) /

noun

archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden

Word Origin for sumpter

C14: from Old French sometier driver of a baggage horse, from Vulgar Latin sagmatārius (unattested), from Late Latin sagma packsaddle
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