What does sumpter mean?
Sumpter means (historical) The driver of a packhorse..
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/ˈsʌmptə/ · noun
(historical) The driver of a packhorse..
Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom.
the ancient vse of somers and sumpter horsses is in maner vtterlie relinquished
The Bishop of Orange was watching carefully as men stored his papers in a cart, the King's steward and Despenser's bottler were stalking about among the wagons and sumpter horses ensuring that all was packed, while clerks of the various departments of state were hurrying about, squeaking at men who looked as though they might drop a chest or misstore a box in the wrong wagon, and generally getting in the way of everyone else while making themselves thoroughly miserable at the same time.
You should have had a Sumpter , tho' 'thad cost me The laying on myself
Use sumpter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sumpter means (historical) The driver of a packhorse..
Common synonyms include pack animal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom.
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