chapman

¹

[ chap-muhn ]

noun

, plural chap·men.

1. British. a peddler.
2. Archaic. a merchant.

Chapman

²

[ chap-muhn ]

noun

1. Frank Mich·ler [mik, -ler], 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.
2. George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator.
3. John. Appleseed, Johnny.

Chapman

¹

/ ˈtʃæpmən /

noun

1. ChapmanGeorge15591634MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: poet George 1559–1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer

chapman

²

/ ˈtʃæpmən /

noun

1. archaic.
   a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar

Derived Forms

• ˈchapmanˌship, noun

Other Words From

• chapman·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapman¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English cēapman ( cēap buying and selling + man man ); cognate with Dutch koopman, German Kaufmann; cheap

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapman¹

Old English cēapman, from cēap buying and selling (see cheap )

Example Sentences

Thomas Waring, then 20, was in the dock alongside gunman Connor Chapman and was convicted of assisting an offender and possession of a firearm in July 2023.

From BBC

A familiar face to football fans, Mark 'Chappers' Chapman is considered by many to be a front-runner with his warm presenting style.

From BBC

“If I were wealthy today, I would not be buying stock in the entertainment world,” said Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

From Los Angeles Times

Last weekend the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, used a visit by Foreign Office minister Baroness Chapman to tell her the fight for reparations was far from over.

From BBC

Aaron Bell, 18, died alongside two friends, aged 17 and 18, when driver Joshua Chapman lost control of the car they were travelling in on 29 July 2022.

From BBC