Found 2 items, similar to Chapman.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Chapman Chapman n 1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) [syn: John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed] 2: archaic term for an itinerant peddler
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chapman Chapman \Chap"man\, n.; pl. Chapmen. [AS. ce['a]pman; ce['a]p trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. k["o]pman, Dan. ki["o]pmand, G. kaufmann.f. Chap to cheapen, and see Cheap.] 1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A peddler; a hawker. [1913 Webster]