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Chapman

Chapman Meaning & Definition
Chapman Definition And Meaning

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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