CHAPMAN

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

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Proper noun

Chapman

An English occupational surname for a merchant.

Etymology

Noun

chapman (plural chapmen)

(obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.

Synonym: peddler

(obsolete) A purchaser.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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