sumpter n : an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: pack animal]

English

Etymology

Old French sometier, from late Latin sagma, from Greek σαγμα ‘pack-saddle’.

Pronunciation

• /'sʌmptə/

Noun

1. the driver of a packhorse
   • 1605: Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom. — William Shakespeare, King Lear, II.ii
2. a packhorse, a beast of burden

Sumpter may refer to:

• Sumpter, Oregon
• Sumpter, Wisconsin
• Barry Sumpter
• Jeremy Sumpter

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