How to pronounce sumpter
American English pronunciation
SUMP-ter
- IPA
- /ˈsʌmptɚ/
- Syllables
- SUMP · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What sumpter means
A horse or mule that carries packs on a journey
In a sentence: The sumpter plodded along the mountain path with sacks of supplies on its back.
Where it comes from: It came from Old French, from a word for a packhorse driver, and goes back to a Greek word for a pack saddle.
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