3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chapman \Chap"man\, n.; pl. {Chapmen}. [AS. ce['a]pman; ce['a]p
trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. k["o]pman, Dan.
ki["o]pmand, G. kaufmann.f. {Chap} to cheapen, and see
{Cheap}.]
1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller.
[Obs.]
The word of life is a quick commodity, and ought
not, as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who
are unwilling to buy it. --T. Fuller.
2. A peddler; a hawker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Chapman
n 1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled
(1774-1845) [syn: {John Chapman}, {Johnny Appleseed}]
2: archaic term for an itinerant peddler
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chapman, KS (city, FIPS 12550)
Location: 38.97176 N, 97.02064 W
Population (1990): 1264 (524 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67431
Chapman, NE (village, FIPS 8780)
Location: 41.02286 N, 98.15965 W
Population (1990): 292 (130 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68827
Chapman, PA (borough, FIPS 12656)
Location: 40.75918 N, 75.40148 W
Population (1990): 254 (92 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)