Meaning of CHAPMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'chapmun, 'chapmun
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- [n] archaic term for an itinerant peddler
- [n] American pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
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CHAPMAN is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed |
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| | See Also: | | hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pioneer, pitchman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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