chandler
1 Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
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
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