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Noun: chapman (chapmen)  chap-mun
Usage: archaic
  1. A male itinerant pedlar
    "The chapman travelled from village to village, selling his wares"
Noun: Chapman  chap-mun
  1. United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he travelled (1774-1845)
    - John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed

Derived forms: chapmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hawker, hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, peddler [N. Amer], pedlar [Brit, Cdn], pioneer, pitchman [N. Amer], sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Chapman, Nathaniel