chandler

[ chand-ler, chahnd- ]
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noun
  1. a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.

  2. a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type: a ship chandler.

  1. a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.

Origin of chandler

1
1275–1325; Middle English chandeler candlestick, maker or seller of candles <Anglo-French, Old French chandelier, literally, someone or something connected with candles, equivalent to chandellecandle + -ier-ier2

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Other definitions for Chandler (2 of 2)

Chandler
[ chand-ler, chahnd- ]

noun
  1. Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.

  2. Raymond (Thornton), 1888–1959, U.S. writer of detective novels.

  1. a town in central Arizona.

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British Dictionary definitions for chandler (1 of 2)

chandler

/ (ˈtʃɑːndlə) /


noun
  1. a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise: corn chandler; ship's chandler

  2. a person who makes or sells candles

  1. British obsolete a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper

Origin of chandler

1
C14: from Old French chandelier one who makes or deals in candles, from chandelle candle

British Dictionary definitions for Chandler (2 of 2)

Chandler

/ (ˈtʃɑːndlə) /


noun
  1. Raymond (Thornton). 1888–1959, US thriller writer: created Philip Marlowe, one of the first detective heroes in fiction

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