sumpter

Meaning

1. (historical) The driver of a packhorse.
2. (historical) A packhorse; a beast of burden.
3. (obsolete) A pack; a burden.

Synonyms

pack animal

beast of burden

packhorse

jument

Translations

Saumtier

yük beygiri

bête de somme

giumento

دابّة

Packtier

Tragtier

φορτηγό ζώο

ζώο φόρτου

cabalgadura

bête de charge

animale da soma

bestia da soma

حصان الحنطور

lastdier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌmptə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

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