archaic term for an itinerant peddler United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
chapman
Silbentrennung
chap·man
Etymologie
[ 'chap-m&n ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English cēapmann (“dealer”) (cognate with synonymous German Kaufmann), from cēap (“barter, business, dealing”) (whence also cheap) and mann (“man”).