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  • chandler
    chandler
    noun
    a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
  • Chandler
    Chandler
    noun
    Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.
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chandler

1 American  
[chand-ler, chahnd-] / ˈtʃænd lər, ˈtʃɑnd- /

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.

  3. a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.

Chandler 2 American  
[chand-ler, chahnd-] / ˈtʃænd lər, ˈtʃɑnd- /

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.

  3. a town in central Arizona.

chandler 1 British  
/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /

noun

  1. a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise

    corn chandler

    ship's chandler

  2. a person who makes or sells candles

  3. obsolete a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Chandler 2 British  
/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chandler

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 chandelle candle + -ier -ier 2

Example Sentences

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There is a photo of Saar with singer Len Chandler, her boyfriend at the time, and he’s wearing a custom leather vest she made for him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Listing addresses associated with Liu’s network has had a mixed effect, said Chandler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Last year, cities including Chandler, Arizona, and College Station, Texas, rejected proposed data centers -- though neither case drew the national attention that New Brunswick has.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

True crime and mystery: As with Raymond Chandler, you don’t read “Shadow Ticket” expecting to find out who killed the chauffeur.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Vernon Chandler, 62, has been reported as missing from his Marcy Avenue apartment.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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