CHAPMAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

chapman

noun

Definition of chapman

British

as in peddler

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Noun

But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes.

— U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Find a souvenir in the high-end boutiques on Montana Avenue, the independent shops and vintage stores along Main Street or the brand-name peddlers at Santa Monica Place.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of peddler

Noun

The reason there were so many children there to begin with was because their mothers, who worked as hawkers, had nowhere else to leave them.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
In the opening pages, Molly, an extrovert to Anna’s introvert, has bought strawberries from a fruit hawker.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hawker

Noun

The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of huckster

Noun

After starting a family, David Winans worked various nonmusical jobs, including as a car salesman and barber, and Delores Winans was a typist and medical transcriptionist.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Trant was 19 when her father, Daniel Trant, a Cantor Fitzgerald bond salesman, died on the 104 floor of the North Tower.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of salesman

Noun

In the original show, Jonny is a powerful member of the Irish mob in London, serving as a soldier and drug distributor for his uncle, Tadgh McGee (Brian Gleeson).

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The wholesaler-distributor organization won its request in court for a preliminary injunction in the enforcement of the Oregon law earlier this year.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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