Chapman
['tʃæpmən]
Definition
(noun.) archaic term for an itinerant peddler.
(noun.) United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845).
Typist: Steven--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller.
(n.) A peddler; a hawker.
Edited by Barrett
Definition
n. one who buys or sells: an itinerant dealer a pedlar: (obs.) a purchaser.—n. Chap′-book a name given to the books which were formerly sold by chapmen.
Typed by Avery
Examples
- I am very glad I sent Chapman to you. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And you know you had Chapman to help you to dress. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I sent Chapman to her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Chapman helped her to dress. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The gentleman looked like winning, as I said, observed the chapman blandly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They would find in me a liberal chapman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Burton's Historical Collections_; they were small chapmen's books, and cheap, 40 volumes in all. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I was assisted in that by my friend Breintnal: I had also paper, parchment, chapmen's books, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
Edited by Edward