Read full poem →Scott, Sherman, Smith, Spencer, Stark, Steele,
Stevens, Sullivan, Sumpter, Trumbull, Tupper, Van
Rensselaer, Walton, Warren, Wayne, West, Wilk-
Dictionary Entry
The driver of a packhorse.
In a Sentence
“1605: Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom. — William Shakespeare, King Lear, II.ii”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. sumptermules sumpterhorses sumptervalley sumptermule sumpterjp sumptersumpter fortsumpter general
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Poetry examples for “sumpter”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →They bore Lord Marmion’s lance so strong,
And led his sumpter-mules along,
And ambling palfrey, when at need