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Icelandic
Etymology
From kaup (“trade, business; purchase”) + maður (“man, human”). Compare English chapman (“merchant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kaupmaður m (genitive singular kaupmanns, nominative plural kaupmenn)
- shopkeeper, storekeeper
- (dated) merchant, chandler
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