Chapman

·noun A peddler; a hawker.

II. Chapman ·noun One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller.

chapman
A small merchant or trader; a ship's super-cargo. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Chapman
(i.e. cheap man), merchant. ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Chapman, George
(1559-1634) Dramatist and translator, was b. near Hitchin, and probably ed. at Oxf. and Camb. He wr...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin