chapman
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtʃæp.mən/
- Archaic
:
vendedor ambulante
- The chapman traveled from village to village, selling handmade wares to the locals.
Examples
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My grandfather once told me stories about a chapman who sold spices and fabrics across the countryside.
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In olden days, a chapman would often bring news along with the goods he sold.
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Mike Chapman sat opposite me as he worked on his second egg sandwich and lukewarm cup of coffee.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who travels to different places to meet customers and sell goods or services
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A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets
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7.4
A person who sells goods in the street or at markets
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8.6
A traveling seller who visits shops with samples to sell
A person who travels to sell small goods like ribbons or buttons
A person who travels to sell goods, often in markets or at fairs
A person who travels with a box to sell goods
A person who travels to sell goods to customers
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chapman comes from an old English word ceap meaning 'trade' or 'bargain', so a chapman was a 'trade man' who travelled selling goods. Think of the modern word cheap, from the same root, to remember that chapmen sold bargains, and notice that chap (a fellow) also comes from chapman.