chapeler noun2 •A member of a religious sect in the 18th and 19th centuries that questioned the legitimacy of the priesthood.“Do not be annoyed,” writes the editor of The Homilist to his son, “by the idle gossip and stupid prejudice of chapelers.[…]” — 1902 •A maker of caps.A marked feature of the old trades of London was the minute subdivisions which took place among them: thus there were hatters, cappers, chapelers (makers of caps) and hurers. — 1909 formschapelers
