CHAPMAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

chapman

noun

Definition of chapman

British

as in peddler

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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

They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Days before the hawker crackdown, Ruto ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, arguing that the company had extracted value from the country without creating enough local investment or jobs.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 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

Its original owner and namesake was a salesman at Marshall Field & Company, a department store in downtown Chicago.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Keyt’s father ran a flooring and furnishing company, which Flynn had worked for as a salesman for about three or four years, Keyt said.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of salesman

Noun

The best film prize carries RMB1 million ($149,000), split equally between the director, for the development of their next film, and the film’s China distributor.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Our positive thesis on the healthcare services and drug distributor was reinforced on Wednesday by analysts at Leerink after a meeting with the company’s CFO and investor relations team.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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