chapman

Meanings

Plural: chapmen

Noun

United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
archaic term for an itinerant peddler
A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
A purchaser.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

cheapjack, John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, peddler

Scrabble Score: 16

chapman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chapman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chapman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

chapman is a valid Words With Friends word