Chapman

Chap·man  (chpmn), George 1559?-1634.

English writer, dramatist, and translator noted for his translations of Homer's Iliad (1598-1611) and Odyssey (1616).

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Chapman, John Known as Johnny Ap·ple·seed  (pl-sd) 1775?-1845.

American pioneer and subject of many legends. He traveled widely in the Ohio River valley, planting apple seeds and pruning apple trees.

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chap·man  (chpmn)

n.

1. Chiefly British A peddler.

2. Archaic A dealer or merchant.

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[Middle English, from Old English capman : cap, trade; see cheap + man, mann, man; see man.]

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chapman [ˈtʃæpmən]

n pl -men

(Historical Terms) Archaic a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar

[Old English cēapman, from cēap buying and selling (see cheap)]

chapmanship  n

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Chapman [ˈtʃæpmən]

n

(Biographies / Chapman, George (1559-1634) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: poet) George 1559-1634, English dramatist and poet, noted for his translation of Homer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chapman - United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed
	2.	chapman - archaic term for an itinerant peddler hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman - someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)