Definition of CHAPMAN

chapman

Plural: chapmen

Noun

  • An old-fashioned term for a peddler or itinerant dealer.
  • United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
  • archaic term for an itinerant peddler
  • A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
  • A purchaser.

Examples

  • He was a CHAPMAN of words, always selling his opponents short with surprising plays.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chapman, chepman, from Old English ċēapmann (“dealer, merchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man.
Cognate with synonymous West Frisian keapman, Dutch koopman, German Low German Koopmann, German Kaufmann, Swedish köpman.

Synonyms

John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, cheapjack, peddler

Scrabble Score: 16

chapman: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chapman: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chapman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

chapman: valid Words With Friends Word