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Chapman

chap·man

UK/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ US/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ fairly common

noun

1.

United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)

Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Middle English chapman, chepman, from Old English ċēapmann (“dealer, merchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Cognate with synonymous West Frisian keapman, Dutch koopman, German Low German Koopmann, German Kaufmann, Swedish köpman.

Phrases

  • shortened form (16th century)

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