Definition of chapman in English:

chapman

nounPlural chapmen ˈtʃapmənˈtʃæpmən

archaic

A pedlar.
〈古〉小贩，货郎
Example sentencesExamples
- And smaller books were not just available from bookshops: all cities and towns would have had pedlars or chapmen selling pamphlets from trays or baskets hanging from their necks.
- Chapmen on foot were the poorest and those with shops the richest.
- The roads were thronged with petty chapmen, with their news-sheets, tracts, almanacs, cautionary tales, pamphlets full of homespun wisdom; pedlars with trinkets of all sorts; and travelling entertainers.
- In 1471 Roger leaves his monastic life to become a chapman.
- But these books are short - about twenty pages each - and without a spine, so we can call them chapbooks, which once meant works of popular literature sold for a few pennies, carried around by peddlers or ‘chapmen’.
Synonyms
vendor, retailer, purveyor, shopkeeper, supplier, stockist, trader, merchant, dealer

Origin

Old English cēapman, from cēap 'bargaining, trade' (see cheap) + man.

Rhymes

chapmen

Definition of chapman in US English:

chapman

nounˈCHapmənˈtʃæpmən

archaic

A peddler.
〈古〉小贩，货郎
Example sentencesExamples
- But these books are short - about twenty pages each - and without a spine, so we can call them chapbooks, which once meant works of popular literature sold for a few pennies, carried around by peddlers or ‘chapmen’.
- In 1471 Roger leaves his monastic life to become a chapman.
- The roads were thronged with petty chapmen, with their news-sheets, tracts, almanacs, cautionary tales, pamphlets full of homespun wisdom; pedlars with trinkets of all sorts; and travelling entertainers.
- Chapmen on foot were the poorest and those with shops the richest.
- And smaller books were not just available from bookshops: all cities and towns would have had pedlars or chapmen selling pamphlets from trays or baskets hanging from their necks.
Synonyms
vendor, retailer, purveyor, shopkeeper, supplier, stockist, trader, merchant, dealer

Origin

Old English cēapman, from cēap ‘bargaining, trade’ (see cheap) + man.

单词	chapman
释义	Definition of chapman in English: chapman nounPlural chapmen ˈtʃapmənˈtʃæpmən archaic A pedlar. 〈古〉小贩，货郎 Example sentencesExamples And smaller books were not just available from bookshops: all cities and towns would have had pedlars or chapmen selling pamphlets from trays or baskets hanging from their necks. Chapmen on foot were the poorest and those with shops the richest. The roads were thronged with petty chapmen, with their news-sheets, tracts, almanacs, cautionary tales, pamphlets full of homespun wisdom; pedlars with trinkets of all sorts; and travelling entertainers. In 1471 Roger leaves his monastic life to become a chapman. But these books are short - about twenty pages each - and without a spine, so we can call them chapbooks, which once meant works of popular literature sold for a few pennies, carried around by peddlers or ‘chapmen’. Synonyms vendor, retailer, purveyor, shopkeeper, supplier, stockist, trader, merchant, dealer Origin Old English cēapman, from cēap 'bargaining, trade' (see cheap) + man. Rhymes chapmen Definition of chapman in US English: chapman nounˈCHapmənˈtʃæpmən archaic A peddler. 〈古〉小贩，货郎 Example sentencesExamples But these books are short - about twenty pages each - and without a spine, so we can call them chapbooks, which once meant works of popular literature sold for a few pennies, carried around by peddlers or ‘chapmen’. In 1471 Roger leaves his monastic life to become a chapman. The roads were thronged with petty chapmen, with their news-sheets, tracts, almanacs, cautionary tales, pamphlets full of homespun wisdom; pedlars with trinkets of all sorts; and travelling entertainers. Chapmen on foot were the poorest and those with shops the richest. And smaller books were not just available from bookshops: all cities and towns would have had pedlars or chapmen selling pamphlets from trays or baskets hanging from their necks. Synonyms vendor, retailer, purveyor, shopkeeper, supplier, stockist, trader, merchant, dealer Origin Old English cēapman, from cēap ‘bargaining, trade’ (see cheap) + man.
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