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chap⋅man

[chap-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. British. a peddler.
2. Archaic. a merchant.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cēapman (cēap buying and selling + man man 1 ); c. D koopman, G Kaufmann; see cheap


chap⋅man⋅ship, noun

Chap⋅man

[chap-muhn]
–noun
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.
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chap·man   (chāp'mən)   
n.  
  1. Chiefly British A peddler.

  2. Archaic A dealer or merchant.


[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.
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