Chap·man (ch p m n), George 1559?-1634. English writer, dramatist, and translator noted for his translations of Homer's Iliad (1598-1611) and Odyssey (1616). |
Chapman, John Known as Johnny Ap·ple·seed (pl-s d ) 1775?-1845. American pioneer and subject of many legends. He traveled widely in the Ohio River valley, planting apple seeds and pruning apple trees. |
| chap·man (chpmn) n. 1. Chiefly British A peddler. 2. Archaic A dealer or merchant. [Middle English, from Old English c apman : cap, trade; see cheap + man, mann, man; see man.] |
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
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
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| Noun | 1. | Chapman - United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) |
| 2. | chapman - archaic term for an itinerant peddler |
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