SUMPTER

Etymology

Noun

sumpter (plural sumpters)

(obsolete) The driver of a packhorse.

(obsolete) A pack; a burden.

Anagrams

• restump, stumper

Etymology

Proper noun

Sumpter (plural Sumpters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sumpter is the 4467th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7950 individuals. Sumpter is most common among White (51.84%) and Black/African American (41.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• restump, stumper

Source: Wiktionary


Sump"ter, n. Etym: [OF. sommetier the driver of a pack horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius, fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL., a load, Gr. saj, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.]

1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] Skeat.

2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Holinshed.

Sump"ter, a.

Definition: Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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