chapman

[ chap-muhn ]

noun,plural chap·men.
  1. British. a peddler.

  2. Archaic. a merchant.

Origin of chapman

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English cēapman (cēap buying and selling + manman); cognate with Dutch koopman,German Kaufmann;see cheap

Other words from chapman

  • chap·man·ship, noun

Words Nearby chapman

Other definitions for Chapman (2 of 2)

Chapman
[ chap-muhn ]

noun
  1. Frank Mich·ler [mik-ler], /ˈmɪk lər/, 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.

  2. George, 1559–1634, English poet, dramatist, and translator.

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British Dictionary definitions for chapman (1 of 2)

chapman

/ (ˈtʃæpmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. archaic a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar

Origin of chapman

1
Old English cēapman, from cēap buying and selling (see cheap)

Derived forms of chapman

  • chapmanship, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Chapman (2 of 2)

Chapman

/ (ˈtʃæpmən) /


noun
  1. George 1559–1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer

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