chap

[US]/tʃæp/
[UK]/tʃæp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. young man; guy; crack
vt. cause to crack
vi. crack

Phrases & Collocations

a young chap

a friendly chap

old chap

a British chap

Example Sentences

look at that chap there.

chaps with firsts from Oxbridge.

Terribly sorry, old chap!

skin that chaps easily in winter.

a normal young chap wants to be up and doing.

I filled in a chap and took his money.

chaps in jeans with their shirts hanging out.

the chap who just wants to poodle along the road at 50 mph.

there used to be a chap told off every day to fetch us beer.

Good-bye,old chap,I’ll see you on my return.

camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.

"Chaps spread themselves, they sit like this," she says in her warm, stagey voice.

Real-world Examples

Incidentally, I heard your chap on the radio yesterday, Humpy.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Can I draw your attention to one more gallant chap who volunteered to fight?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 5

You know, in some ways, Sir Arnold is the most powerful chap in the country.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Unlucky chaps. Maybe the police can help them.

Source: BBC Authentic English

What is the name of this chap? Piglet. Piglet?

Source: Goodbye, Christopher Robin.

Ah-ah, Rogers, give that Narracott chap a couple of bob, ask him to watch my car.

Source: And Then There Were None

We might also say chap and fellow.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

I was one of the chaps responsible.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

This little chap was the first one born.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

Awfully brave chap. Have you read his books?

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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