chapman

¹

[chap-muhn]

noun

plural

chapmen 

1. British.,  a peddler.

2. Archaic.,  a merchant.

Chapman

²

[chap-muhn]

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.

Chapman

¹

/ ˈtʃæpmən /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• chapmanship 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

The chapman trade was a good one The Miller trade was stupid and will come back to haunt us.

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The newcomer, Tra’Von chapman, is a dual threat who transferred from Pittsburgh.

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I told him I was waiting for the chapman who travelled between Winton, Petersfield, and Portsmouth, and at the same time ordered a meal, for the morning ride had made me hungry.

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The vilest traffickers in souls are all His chapmen, and for gold a prebend’s stall He’ll sell them, or an abbacy or mitre.

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A little later, three more suffered, and again the Square rang with the shrill cries of the chapmen who peddled their last speeches from door to door.

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