sump·ter (s mp t r)n. A pack animal, such as a horse or mule. [Middle English, driver of a packhorse, from Old French sometier, from Vulgar Latin *saumat  rius, from Late Latin sagma, sagmat-, packsaddle, from Greek, from sattein, to pack.] |
sumpter [ˈsʌmptə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden
[from Old French sometier driver of a baggage horse, from Vulgar Latin sagmatārius (unattested), from Late Latin sagma packsaddle]
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| Noun | 1. |  sumpter - an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loadsbeast of burden, jument - an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work packhorse - a workhorse used as a pack animal |
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