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chapman

/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/US/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/

chapman noun: a dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.

Noun (1)

chapman (plural chapmen)

  1. (obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
    • Done. They are gone: the sum is here in bank, my Face. I would we knew another chapman now would buy 'em outright.c. 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist, act 3
    • When chapmen billies leave the street, / And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, / As market days are wearing late, / An' folk begin to tak the gate1790, Robert Burns, Tam o' Shanter
    Synonyms:
    cheapjack, peddler
  2. (obsolete) A purchaser.

Proper noun capitalized: Chapman

Chapman (countable and uncountable, plural Chapmans)

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
  2. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama.
  3. A neighbourhood of Pasadena, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  5. A township in Clay County, Kansas.
  6. A city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  7. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  8. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
  9. A township and village therein, in Merrick County, Nebraska.
  10. A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Ohio.
  12. A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
  3. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia.
  4. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Noun (2) capitalized: Chapman

Chapman (uncountable)

  1. A kind of foursomes; a combination of alternate shot and fourball.

chapman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

chapman in Hindi

चैपमैन, चापमैन, चपमैन

chapman in Tamil

சாப்மேன், சாப்மான், சாப்மன்

chapman in Marathi

चॅपमन, चापमन, चपमन

chapman in Urdu

چیپ مین, چیپمین
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chapman in Bengali
চ্যাপম্যান, চাপম্যান
chapman in Telugu
చాప్మాన్, చాప్మన్, చాప్ మాన్
chapman in Malayalam
ചാപ്മാൻ, ചാപ്പ്മാൻ
chapman in Kannada
ಚಾಪ್ಮನ್, ಚಾಪ್ಮ್ಯಾನ್
chapman in Punjabi
ਚੈਪਮੈਨ, ਚਾਪਮੈਨ
chapman in Gujarati
ચાપમેન, ચેપમેન
chapman in Odia
ଚାପ୍ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ଚାପ୍ମାନ୍, ଚାପମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍
chapman in Nepali
चापम्यान, च्यापम्यान

Synonyms of chapman

Forms of chapman

Noun
pluralchapmen
Proper noun
pluralChapmans

Origin of chapman

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.

* From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman. * (golf game): Named after American amateur golfer Dick Chapman, who collaborated with the USGA in devising the system.

Words formed from chapman

Phrases with chapman

Questions about chapman

What does chapman mean?
Chapman means a dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
What is chapman in Hindi?
Chapman in Hindi is चैपमैन, चापमैन, चपमैन. See Chapman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is chapman?
Chapman can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chapman?
Chapman is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/.
What is the plural of chapman?
The plural of chapman is chapmen.

Words near chapman in the dictionary

  1. chaplings
  2. Chaplinian
  3. chaplins
  4. chaplis
  5. Chaplyne
  6. chapman
  7. Chapman code
  8. Chapman codes
  9. Chapman stick
  10. Chapman sticks
  11. Chapman's antshrike

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