chapman

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ === Noun === chapman (plural chapmen) (obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one. Synonyms: cheapjack, peddler (obsolete) A purchaser. ==== Derived terms ==== chap, shortened form (16th century) chapmanhood chapmanship ==== Related terms ==== chapbook === Further reading === “chapman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. chapman (occupation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Alternative forms === capman, chepman, chipman, schapman, schipman, shapmann chapmon, chepmon (Early Middle English); chæpmon (Laȝamon's Brut); chappmann (Ormulum) === Etymology === From Old English ċēapmann, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann; equivalent to chep (“price”) +‎ man (“man”). Forms in /i/ may be from the Old English variant ċȳpman, presumably influenced by the verb ċīepan, though note the discussion at schapen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃapman/, /ˈt͡ʃɛpman/, /ˈt͡ʃipman/, (West Midland) /-mɔn/ === Noun === chapman (plural chapmen) A merchant; a seller of goods. (figuratively) A negotiator or dealer. (by extension) A purchaser of goods. ==== Descendants ==== English: chapman ⇒ English: chapPennsylvania German: Tschaepp (“guy”) Scots: chapman ==== References ==== “chap-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Scots == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English chapman, from Old English cēapmann (“dealer”) (cognate with synonymous German Kaufmann), from cēap (“barter, business, dealing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃapman/ === Noun === chapman (plural chapmen) packman, pedlar