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Merchant vs Chapman - What's the difference?

merchant | chapman |

As nouns the difference between merchant and chapman

is that merchant is a person who traffics in commodities for profit while chapman is a dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.

As proper nouns the difference between merchant and chapman

is that merchant is {{surname|lang=en} while Chapman is {{surname|A=An|English occupational|from=occupations}} for a merchant.

As a verb merchant

is as a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

merchant

Alternative forms

* merchaunt (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
  • The owner or operator of a retail business.
  • A trading vessel; a merchantman.
  • * 1611 , , II. i. 5:
  • Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant', and the ' merchant , / Have just our theme of woe.

    Derived terms

    * merchantable * merchant bank * merchant banker * merchant flag * merchant fleet * merchantman * merchant marine * mercantile * merchant navy * merchant prince * merchant seaman * merchant ship * merchant tailor * wine merchant

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
  • a merchanting service

    chapman

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • for a merchant.
  • Derived terms

    * Chapman code