chapman

See also: Chapman

English

Etymology

From Old English cēapmann (“dealer”) (cognate with synonymous German Kaufmann, Middle Low German kopman, Swedish köpman), from cēap (“barter, business, dealing”) (whence also cheap) and mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃæpmən/

Noun

chapman (plural chapmen)

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

Derived terms

  • chap, shortened form (16th century)

Scots

Etymology

From Old English cēapmann (“dealer”) (cognate with synonymous German Kaufmann), from cēap (“barter, business, dealing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʃapman]

Noun

chapman (plural chapmans)

  1. packman, pedlar
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