chapmanship

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• chapman — chapmanship, n. /chap meuhn/, n., pl. chapmen. 1. Brit. a peddler. 2. Archaic. a merchant. [bef. 900; ME; OE ceapman (ceap buying and selling + man MAN1); c. D koopman, G Kaufmann; see CHEAP] * * * (as used in expressions) Andrews Roy Chapman… …   Universalium