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chap·man
/
ˈtʃæp
mən
/
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[
chap
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
chap·men.
1.
British
.
a peddler.
2.
Archaic.
a merchant.
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Origin:
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
cēapman
(
cēap
buying and selling +
man
man
1
); cognate with
Dutch
koopman,
German
Kaufmann;
see
cheap
Related forms
chap·man·ship,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Chap·man
/
ˈtʃæp
mən
/
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[
chap
-m
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
Frank Mich·ler
/
ˈmɪk
lər
/
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[
mik
-ler
]
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,
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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Collins
World English Dictionary
chapman
(ˈtʃæpmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
archaic
a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar
[Old English
cēapman,
from
cēap
buying and selling (see
cheap
)]
'chapmanship
—
n
Chapman
(ˈtʃæpmən)
—
n
George
1559--1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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chapman
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Chapman
was well educated and was a meticulous dresser, suave and urbane.
The word
chapman
probably comes from the anglosaxon word for barter, buy and sell.
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