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JOHN CHAPMAN
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• JOHN CHAPMAN (noun)
The noun JOHN CHAPMAN has 1 sense:
1. United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
Familiarity information: JOHN CHAPMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Chapman; John Chapman; Johnny Appleseed
Instance hypernyms:
pioneer (one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory)
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