chapman
noun
a peddler.
chapman
1 American
[chap-muhn]
/ ˈtʃæp mən /
noun
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chapmen
plural
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British. a peddler.
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Archaic. a merchant.
Chapman
2
American
[chap-muhn]
/ ˈtʃæp mən /
noun
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Frank Michler 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.
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George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator.
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John. Appleseed, Johnny.
Chapman
1
British
/ ˈtʃæpmən /
noun
chapman
2
British
/ ˈtʃæpmən /
noun
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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
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“This incredible waste of time, human potential and taxpayer money” Topics: Piper Kerman, piper chapman, , orange is the new black, interview, Netflix, series, , This article originally appeared on Alternet.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2013
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.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
The Knight rose up and walked to and fro a while, casting a look on the chapman every now and then.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
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
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
Tyler Chapman was diagnosed with narcolepsy at age 14.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
There’s been plenty of skepticism about whether the latter two were Chapman copycats rather than murders actually inspired by the book.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Professor Chapman and her colleagues found that the number of sunspots visible at this stage is closely connected to the highest sunspot count reached during the next solar cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Galloway says he got a glimpse of that resistance this spring when Chapman University hosted a symposium examining AI’s impact on entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was so old he’d have made Aunt Puss Chapman look like a young girl at her first party.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Earl Sigurd went back home early in the summer, but Gurmlaug took ship with chapmen, sailing for Norway, and he and Earl Sigurd parted in great friendship.
From The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 by Morris, William
You ne'er shall have occasion on my part: The like I promise for our factories, while I continue here: This isle yields spice enough for both; and Europe, ports, and chapmen, where to vend them.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Merrily laughed the chapmen then, reining their great white horses back, "When the pageant passes, lad, we'll up and follow on!"
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred
Gunnlaug thanked him both for his gift and his offer, but said he was bound east for Sweden; and thereafter he went on board ship with chapmen who sailed to Norway.
From The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 by Morris, William
He was no better served than the mummers, clowns, jugglers, and petty chapmen who, wandering abroad, were deemed rogues and sturdy beggars.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
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