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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

• 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

Also according to legend, there was a mild-mannered, nurturant, exception: John Chapman, the itinerant Swedenborgian Christian preacher and horticulturalist better known as Johnny Appleseed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Marine biologist Erica Chapman, who is the TF volunteer co-ordinator, said it let everyone play their part in protecting river health.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“I have two parts of me that war against each other with AI,” said Naomi Sato, who graduated last week from Chapman University in Orange, Calif. with a degree in graphic design.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Chapman said that Wednesday's "significant police presence" had been to "support the group's right to lawful protest and minimise disruption to the local community".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

When Mr. Chapman left, Naano packed him a cooler of parathas and kabobs, in case he couldn’t find any in Florida.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan