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; cheap

Example Sentences

“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

Little wright Coriemill Given in by James Goudie travelling chapman in Girvan.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John

Thomas de Balme, et Magota uxor ejus, chapman, iiiid.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.

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

They were a wild, wasteful, and reckless class, who loved far better to deal with one who should stand to them in the relation of a companion than as a chapman or a dealer.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James