Berita Hari Ini: Word of the Day: Chapbook

January 5, 2026

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noun

1. A small book or pamphlet of a kind, formerly sold by chapmen, containing popular tales, treatises, ballads, or nursery rhymes.

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"The local library hosts an annual chapbook fair for emerging writers."

"The poet sold handmade chapbooks at the farmers market."

"The students finished the creative writing unit by compiling their work into a chapbook."

English, early 19th century

Centuries ago, you couldn't run to the store or place an online order for overnight delivery. Instead, people would buy goods from the chapman, a traveling peddler of various merchandise. This is how the word "chapbook" — a small book or pamphlet containing ...