CHAPMAN


Meaning of CHAPMAN in English

— chapmanship , n.

/chap"meuhn/ , n. , pl. chapmen .

1. Brit. a peddler.

2. Archaic. a merchant.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE ceapman ( ceap buying and selling + man MAN 1 ); c. D koopman, G Kaufmann; see CHEAP ]

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