n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə m(p)-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, short for sompter hors, from sompter driver of a packhorse, from Anglo-French sumeter, from Vulgar Latin *sagmatarius, from Late Latin sagmat-, sagma packsaddle, from Greek; akin to Greek sattein to pack, stuff
Date: 15th century
: a pack animal