Chapman

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃæpmÉ™n/

Origin

From Old English cēapmann ("dealer") (cognate with synonymous German Kaufmann, Middle Low German kopman, Swedish köpman), from cēap ("barter, business, dealing") (whence also cheap) and mann ("man").

Full definition of chapman

Noun

1. (obsolete) a dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one

Derived terms

• chap, shortened form (16th century)