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chapman

1

[ chap-muhn ]

noun

plural chapmen.
  1. British. a peddler.
  2. Archaic. a merchant.


Chapman

2

[ 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.

Chapman

1

/ ˈʃæ賾ə /

noun

  1. ChapmanGeorge15591634MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: poet George 1559–1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chapman

2

/ ˈʃæ賾ə /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹱賾ˌ󾱱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 󲹱m·󾱱 noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chapman1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ŧ賾 ( ŧ buying and selling + man man ); cognate with Dutch koopman, German Kaufmann; cheap
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chapman1

Old English ŧ賾, from ŧ buying and selling (see cheap )
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Example Sentences

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The chapman trade was a good one The Miller trade was stupid and will come back to haunt us.

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The newcomer, Tra’Von chapman, is a dual threat who transferred from Pittsburgh.

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I told him I was waiting for the chapman who travelled between Winton, Petersfield, and Portsmouth, and at the same time ordered a meal, for the morning ride had made me hungry.

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The vilest traffickers in souls are all His chapmen, and for gold a prebend’s stall He’ll sell them, or an abbacy or mitre.

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A little later, three more suffered, and again the Square rang with the shrill cries of the chapmen who peddled their last speeches from door to door.

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