sumpter

sump·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhmp-ter]
- /ˈsʌmp tər/
- /ˈsʌmp.tə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhmp-ter]
- /ˈsʌmp tər/

Definitions of sumpter word

noun sumpter a packhorse or mule. 1
noun sumpter a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden 0
noun sumpter a pack animal 0

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Origin of sumpter

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English sompter < Old French sometier pack-horse driver < Vulgar Latin *saumatārius, equivalent to Latin sagmat- (stem of sagma; see summer2) + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Sumpter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sumpter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sumpter

noun sumpter

beast of burden — A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things.
jument — (obsolete) A beast; especially, a beast of burden.

All 2 Synonyms of sumpter