ˈsəm(p)tə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sommatier, sommetier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sagmatarius, from Late Latin sagmat-, sagma packsaddle (from Greek, covering, packsaddle) + Latin -arius -ary; probably akin to Greek sattein to fill, stuff, load
1. : pack , saddlebag
2. : a pack animal : beast of burden