Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CHAP'MAN, n. [plur. Chapmen. Sax. ceapman; D. koopman; G. kaufmann; Dan. kiöbmand. See Cheap.]

1. A cheapener; one that offers as a purchaser. Their chapmen they betray. – Dryden.
2. A seller; a market-man. – Shak.