[chap-muh
n] 
| 1. | British. a peddler. |
| 2. | Archaic. a merchant. |
[chap-muhn] | 1. | Frank Mich⋅ler [mik-ler] , 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author. |
| 2. | George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator. |
| 3. | John. Appleseed, Johnny. |
| chap·man (chāp'mən) n.
[Middle English, from Old English cēapman : cēap, trade; see cheap + man, mann, man; see man.] |
| Chap·man (chāp'mən) English writer, dramatist, and translator noted for his translations of Homer's Iliad (1598-1611) and Odyssey (1616). |
| Chapman, John Known as Johnny Ap·ple·seed (āp'əl-sēd') American pioneer and subject of many legends. He traveled widely in the Ohio River valley, planting apple seeds and pruning apple trees. |