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Sumpter

Definition: Sumpter

Sumpter

Noun

1. An animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "sumpter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)


Synonym: Sumpter

Synonym: pack animal (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Sumpter, Oregon

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Sumpter is a city located in Baker County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 171.

Geography


Sumpter is located at 44°44'46" North, 118°11'57" West (44.746229, -118.199149)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 171 people, 95 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density is 30.3/km² (78.4/mi²). There are 215 housing units at an average density of 38.1/km² (98.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.49% White, 0.00% African American, 1.17% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 95 households out of which 6.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% are married couples living together, 2.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% are non-families. 37.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.80 and the average family size is 2.31. In the city the population is spread out with 7.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 48.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 55 years. For every 100 females there are 125.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 122.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $27,188, and the median income for a family is $31,000. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,518. 10.2% of the population and 6.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 36.4% are under the age of 18 and 7.0% are 65 or older.



Sumpter, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Sumpter is a town located in Sauk County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,021.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 97.9 km² (37.8 mi²). 97.6 km² (37.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,021 people, 402 households, and 260 families residing in the town. The population density is 10.5/km² (27.1/mi²). There are 458 housing units at an average density of 4.7/km² (12.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.48% White, 0.29% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.15% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 14.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 402 households out of which 31.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% are non-families. 26.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.05. In the town the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $31,806, and the median income for a family is $37,500. Males have a median income of $27,768 versus $24,479 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,205. 12.0% of the population and 9.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.5% are under the age of 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sumpter, Oregon."

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Synonyms within Context: Sumpter

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Carrier

Ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Sumpter

English words defined with "sumpter": Led horse. (references)
Specialty definitions using "sumpter": Sumpter Horse. (references)

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Photo Album: Sumpter

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Line engraving by H.B. Hall, Jr., New York, taken from a larger print of officers who had served in CSS Sumpter. Kell was Executive Officer of Sumter and of CSS Alabama. For the entire print, see Photo # NH 57264. Credit: NAVY.

Engraved portrait, published during the later part of the 19th Century. He served as Chief Engineer of CSS Sumpter and CSS Alabama. Credit: NAVY.

The steamship Marion, on her way to New York with the wives and children of the soldiers in Fort Sumter - manning the ramparts and cheering of the men as the steamer passes the fort the parting salute from Fort Sumpter / from a sketch by our special arti. Credit: Library of Congress.

The new batteries erected on Morris Island for the defence of Charleston Harbor and the reduction of Fort Sumpter / from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter] from the battery, Charleston, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Sumpter

"Sumpter" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sumpter" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%8124,375

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Sumpter

The following table summarizes the usage of "sumpter" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
SumpterLast name3,0003,608
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Sumpter


1. Sumpter, OR (city, FIPS 71000)
Location: 44.74385 N, 118.19586 W
Population (1990): 119 (196 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 97877
Country: USA

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Expressions: Sumpter

Expression using "sumpter": sumpter horse. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "sumpter": sumpter-horses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Sumpter

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

jeremy sumpter

155

child cynthia missing sumpter

4

sumpter oregon

42

jeremy pic sumpter

3

sumpter

20

battle fort sumpter

3

sumpter sc

10

cabinet company sumpter

3

furniture sumpter

9

county florida sumpter

3

monika sumpter

7

sumpter valley

3

jeremy picture sumpter

6

priddy sumpter

3

railroad sumpter valley

6

jeremy shirtless sumpter

3

jeremy pan peter sumpter

6

county sumpter

2

college community lake sumpter

6

cabinet sumpter

2

carolina south sumpter

6

actor jeremy sumpter

2

sumpter township

5

railway sumpter valley

2

fort sumpter tour

5

dee sumpter

2

michigan sumpter township

5

pan peter sumpter

2

fort sc sumpter

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Sumpter

Language Translations for "sumpter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

товарно животно (pack animal). (various references)

   

German

  

Saumtier. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φορτηγό ζώο. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

teherhordó állat (pack animal). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

umptersay

   

Russian 

  

вьючное животное (beast of burden, pack animal, pack-animal). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

tovarni konj (pack-horse, sumpter horse). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yük beygiri sürücüsü, yük beygiri (bathorse, cart horse, dray horse, packhorse, pack-horse, sumpter horse), yük (bulk, burden, cargo, charge, encumbrance, fardel, freight, goods, haul, impedimenta, imposition, impost, incident, lading, load, loading, onus, pile, plummet, shipload, shipment, stowage, strain, tax, weight). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

ngựa th" (bat-horse, pack-horse, sumpter-horse). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Sumpter

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Late Latin300-700

sagmat-. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations: Sumpter

Derivations

Words beginning with "sumpter": sumpters. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Sumpter"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "sumpter" (pronounced su"mpter)
3-p t eradapter, adaptor, apter, captor, chapter, helicopter, interceptor, lithotripter, raptor, receptor, sceptre, sculptor, subchapter, velociraptor.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Sumpter

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: stumper.

Words within the letters "e-m-p-r-s-t-u"

-1 letter: erupts, estrum, muster, purest, septum, trumps.

-2 letters: erupt, mures, muser, muter, mutes, perms, prest, purse, rumps, serum, setup, sperm, sprue, spume, spurt, strep, strum, stump, stupe, super, temps, terms, trues, trump, tumps, turps, upset.

-3 letters: emus, erst, mure, muse, must, mute, muts, perm, pert, pest, pets, pure, purs, puts, rems, reps, rest, rets.

 Words containing the letters "e-m-p-r-s-t-u"
 

+1 letter: crumpets, dumpster, imputers, permutes, spectrum, strumpet, stumpers, stumpier, sumpters, tempuras, thumpers, trumpets, upstream.

 

+2 letters: computers, dumpsters, frumpiest, grumpiest, imposture, mousetrap, plectrums, presummit, rumpliest, septarium, spectrums, strumpets, supremest, uppermost.

 

+3 letters: crumpliest, importunes, impostures, impurities, metacarpus, mousetraps, outpromise, overtrumps, periosteum, petroleums, prematures, psalterium, pterygiums, pyrethrums, recomputes, resumption, spermatium, subprimate, supersmart, suppertime, trapeziums, trumperies, trumpeters.

 

+4 letters: champertous, circumspect, computerese, computerise, computerist, hemipterous, homopterous, importuners, intercampus, lepromatous, multipliers, outperforms, outpromised, outpromises, pentamerous, peritoneums, petrolatums, precomputes, presumption, presumptive, promethiums, promulgates, recoupments, resumptions, subprimates, supermarket, supersmooth, supersystem, suppertimes, supremacist, suprematism, suprematist, ultrasimple.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Cities
8. Expressions 		9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Derivations 		13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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