# sumpter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌmptə/ · frequency rank #85,828

## Definitions
1. The driver of a packhorse.
2. A packhorse; a beast of burden.
3. A pack; a burden.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sumpter