chapman

Definition of chapmannext
British

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
    Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • The consequences are visible in the rising numbers of street peddlers in Tehran.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The fact that Harris and Clinton, two highly qualified women, could lose to an amoral TV huckster tells us that American voters either refuse or are incapable of elevating a woman to the most powerful office in the world.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • First published in 2018, this book by long-time New Yorker writer Paige Williams explores the seedier underbelly of the dinosaur world: the black-market hucksters who illegally collect and auction fossils.
    Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His father was a machinery salesman who is sometimes credited with introducing the gasoline engine to north Arkansas.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • But Salinger was the son of Sol, a cheese salesman (whose wares might have been kosher) and the grandson of a rabbi on his father’s side.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Then the country’s primary distributor of print books to public libraries went bankrupt after nearly 200 years, dissolving early this year.
    Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Rather than relying on traditional advertising or mainstream media coverage — often lacking for the films and subjects the distributor wants to highlight, Watermelon deploys WhatsApp groups, local community leaders and social media influencers to drive audiences to cinemas.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
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“Chapman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapman. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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