chandler
noun
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
chandler
1 American
[chand-ler, chahnd-]
/ ˈtʃænd lər, ˈtʃɑnd- /
noun
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chandlers
plural
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a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
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a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type.
a ship chandler.
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a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.
Chandler
2
American
[chand-ler, chahnd-]
/ ˈtʃænd lər, ˈtʃɑnd- /
noun
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Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.
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Raymond (Thornton), 1888–1959, U.S. writer of detective novels.
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a town in central Arizona.
chandler
1
British
/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /
noun
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a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
corn chandler
ship's chandler
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a person who makes or sells candles
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obsolete a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper
Chandler
2
British
/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /
noun
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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
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There he would join five or six fellow Greeks some of whom lived in the area, among them Alexanderos Callinicos, a local ship chandler.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2016
“Nothing is going to flow until this court case is resolved,” said Mark Usinger, a Portland ship chandler who for years has delivered supplies to the oil tankers.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2016
But the flow dropped to zero in January, according to state data, and a ship chandler in Portland says the pipeline had no tanker deliveries in February.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2016
My Great Uncle Emlyn, a keen Methodist, had a job in Smithfield meat market collecting unwanted offcuts to deliver to the tallow chandler.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2012
The mayor, two doctors, a shoemaker, a tailor, a chandler, a gunsmith, a drummer, and a fifer were all charged with treason and a host of other offenses.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
“In terms of winds, right now is the peak,” Chandler Price, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service San Diego office, said on Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Their roster is filled with players who specialize in bat control, like Walls, veteran Cedric Mullins and speedster Chandler Simpson, who didn’t hit a home run this year but did have 14 bunt hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
On a longtime quest to democratize opera, Koelsch invited Martínez Celaya to the Chandler for a walk-through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"A couple of times she looked around the room. At one point she looked towards prison officials and asked if it was supposed to feel that way," Chandler said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Israel Thomas came, and his son-in-law, Henry Giles; Ed Turner and his boys took turns; Sigurd Nelson from out toward Old Grandville and Irv Chandler from Hidalgo volunteered a night each week.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
The duo had originally envisaged their project as a way to revive specific arts-and-crafts traditions, sourcing lacemakers, glass blowers and chandlers from Vienna to Milan to their native Cairo.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
Harbor Ship Supply is among the shrinking ranks of ship chandlers, a name that derives from the French word for candles, once a key item onboard ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
“It was not only the merchants trading in enslaved human beings who profited but barrel-makers, brothel-keepers, chandlers, candle-makers, carpenters, dockworkers, inn-keepers, laundresses, sailors, sail-makers and shoemakers,” Carby writes.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 9, 2019
Huston even sourced original harpoons from the long-forgotten lofts of ship chandlers who’d worked in the Yorkshire whaling port of Hull.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2015
My estimation of captains and ship chandlers wavered.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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