"chapman" meaning in Middle English

See chapman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃapman/, /ˈt͡ʃɛpman/, /ˈt͡ʃipman/, /-mɔn/ [West-Midlands]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ċēapmann}} Old English ċēapmann, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kaupamann}} Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, {{af|enm|chep|man|id2=man|t1=price|t2=man}} chep (“price”) + man (“man”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chapman, {{enm-noun|chapmen}} chapman (plural chapmen) Forms: chapmen [plural], capman [alternative], chepman [alternative], chipman [alternative], schapman [alternative], schipman [alternative], shapmann [alternative], chapmon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], chæpmon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], chepmon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], chappmann [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. A merchant; a seller of goods.
    Sense id: en-chapman-enm-noun-Qh3xcF-k Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 8 49 Disambiguation of Occupations: 49 17 33
  2. (figuratively) A negotiator or dealer. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-chapman-enm-noun-t39btjHy
  3. (by extension) A purchaser of goods. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-chapman-enm-noun-ekcN3u1F Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Business Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 8 49 Disambiguation of Business: 43 0 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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