chapman
(noun) archaic term for an itinerant peddler
Chapman, John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed
(noun) United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chapman
An English occupational surname for a merchant.
chapman (plural chapmen)
(obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
Synonym: peddler
(obsolete) A purchaser.
Source: Wiktionary
Chap"man, n.; pl. Chapmen. Etym: [AS. ceápman; ceáp trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. köpman, Dan. kiöpmand, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
