chapman

¹ American  

[chap-muhn] / ˈtʃæp mən /

noun

plural

chapmen

1. British. a peddler.

2. Archaic. a merchant.

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Chapman ² American  

[chap-muhn] / ˈtʃæp mən /

noun

1. Frank Michler 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.

2. George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator.

3. John. Appleseed, Johnny.

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Chapman ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃæpmən /

noun

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

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chapman ² British  

/ ˈtʃæpmən /

noun

1. archaic a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar

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Other Word Forms

• chapmanship noun

Etymology

Origin of chapman

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

Example Sentences

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From Salon • Sep. 6, 2013

Quoth the chapman: "If ye bear the man such love and honour, mightest not thyself give thyself to him and be such an one to him as thou tellest of?"

From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May

Full many a draught of wyn had he drawe From Burdeux-ward, whil that the chapman sleep.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)

"I assure you, sir," said the chapman, with a look of terror, "that it were better for you if you turned away and thought of her no more."

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

They were a wild, wasteful, and reckless class, who loved far better to deal with one who should stand to them in the relation of a companion than as a chapman or a dealer.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James