About The Word Chapman
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Chapman
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What's The Definition Of Chapman?
[n] archaic term for an itinerant peddler
[n] American pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) Synonyms | Synonyms for Chapman: John Chapman | Johnny Appleseed Related Terms | Find terms related to Chapman: See Also | hawker | packman | peddler | pedlar | pioneer | pitchman Chapman In Webster's Dictionary \Chap"man\, n.; pl. {Chapmen}. [AS. ce['a]pman; ce['a]p
trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. k["o]pman, Dan.
ki["o]pmand, G. kaufmann.f. {Chap} to cheapen, and see
{Cheap}.]
1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller.
[Obs.]
The word of life is a quick commodity, and ought
not, as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who
are unwilling to buy it. --T. Fuller.
2. A peddler; a hawker.
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