chapman

chapman — 名詞

1. a word used in the past for a person who travelled from one place to another, bu

1.名詞
釋義

行商

古時四處販賣的小商人

a word used in the past for a person who travelled from one place to another, buying and selling household goods or small items.

例句

In medieval England, a chapman carried cloth, knives, and ribbons from village to village.

在中世紀的英格蘭，行商帶著布料、刀具和緞帶走村串巷叫賣。

archaic historical term for itinerant dealer

At the town market, a chapman spread his goods on a cloth for buyers to see.

在鎮上的市集，行商把貨物攤在布上讓買家挑選。

同義詞
  • peddler

    still used today although slightly old-fashioned; refers to someone selling small goods, often door-to-door

  • merchant

    fully current term; broader, covering anyone who trades goods, often from a fixed shop

用法筆記

This word is now archaic. Outside historical fiction or scholarly writing about medieval trade, it is no longer used in modern English. It survives mainly in surnames (e.g., the American folk hero Johnny Appleseed was born John Chapman).