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• chapman
  chapman

  noun

  a peddler.
• Chapman
  Chapman

  noun

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

chapman

¹ American  

[chap-muhn] / ˈtʃæp mən /

noun

chapmen plural

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

Derived Forms

• chapmanship
  noun

Inflected Forms

noun

• chapmen
  plural

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

"You are a fair poet, but very indifferent chapman, if that be a specimen of your bargain-making."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various

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

Then he turned to the chapman, who sat scowling on the Maiden, and said: "Now, chapman, wilt thou sell me thy thrall as thou hast sold me those pretty things?"

From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May

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

From The Story-teller by Young, Florence Liley