Meanings
nounchapmanship (uncountable)
- rareuncountableThe state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
In short, after a great deal of chapmanship, the haberdasher got the fiddle at forty guineas; and a happy man was he, thinking he had made ten guineas by the bargain.
1926, John L. Rayner, The Complete Newgate Calendar
Origin
From chapman + -ship. Compare German Kaufmannschaft, Dutch koopmanschap, Old Frisian kapenskip (West Frisian keapmanskip).
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APA
chapmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanship
MLA
“chapmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapmanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanship.
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