chapman

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ (US)
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/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ (US) · /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/

Definition of chapman

18 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
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name

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant.
  2. A number of places in the United States.
  3. A number of places in the United States.
  4. A number of places in the United States.
  5. A number of places in the United States.
  6. A number of places in the United States.
  7. A number of places in the United States.
  8. A number of places in the United States.
  9. A number of places in the United States.
  10. A number of places in the United States.
  11. A number of places in the United States.
  12. A number of places in the United States.
  13. A number of places in the United States.
  14. A number of places in the United States.
  15. A number of places in the United States.
  16. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

noun

  1. (obsolete)A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
    “Done. They are gone: the sum is here in bank, my Face. I would we knew another chapman now would buy 'em outright.”
    “When chapmen billies leave the street, / And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, / As market days are wearing late, / An' folk begin to tak the gate”
  2. (obsolete)A purchaser.

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Etymology

From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman.

Anagrams of chapman

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