sumpter (plural sumpters)
(obsolete) The driver of a packhorse.
(obsolete) A pack; a burden.
• restump, stumper
Sumpter (plural Sumpters)
A surname.
• 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.
• 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
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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