chap

Definition

A man, a fellow.

Etymology

Clipping of chapman (“dealer, customer”) in 16th-century English.

Example Sentences

• "Who’s that chap over there?"
• "“Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps.”"
• "A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well."