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; see cheap

Example Sentences

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From Salon • Sep. 6, 2013

After that event was over, Graham continued the calling of hawker and chapman, at the same time becoming the author of a number of chap-books.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

How, as a chapman bears his pack, I bore thy Grace upon my back, And sometime stridling on my neck, Dancing with many a bend and beck.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George

A certain chapman had displayed a number of necklaces, and other showy trinkets of little value, upon his stand, which was thus the most brilliantly-decorated of any in the market.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by Wilson, John Mackay

"I had it from the chapman who travels on the king's highway," said the soldier.

From The Story-teller by Young, Florence Liley