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sumpter¹

  • /ˈsʌmptə/

Where it comes from

From Middle English, from Old French sommetier (“pack-horse driver”), from Late Latin *sagmatarius, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma, “pack-saddle”).

noun sumpters

  1. historical The driver of a packhorse. Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom.
  2. historical A packhorse; a beast of burden. the ancient vse of somers and sumpter horsses is in maner vtterlie relinquished
  3. obsolete A pack; a burden. You should have had a Sumpter , tho' 'thad cost me The laying on myself

Sumpter²

Where it comes from

From Middle English sumpter (“carrier, or driver of pack animals”).

proper noun Sumpters

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas.
  3. countable, uncountable A township in Cumberland County, Illinois.
  4. countable, uncountable A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Baker County, Oregon.
  6. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Trinity County, Texas.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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"sumpter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sumpter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sumpter_2026,
  title = {sumpter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumpter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}