chandler

¹

[ chand-ler, chahnd- ]

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

[ 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.
3. a town in central Arizona.

chandler

¹

/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /

noun

1. a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise

   ship's chandler

   corn chandler

2. a person who makes or sells candles
3. obsolete.
   a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper

Chandler

²

/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /

noun

1. ChandlerRaymond (Thornton)18881959MUSWRITING: thriller writer Raymond ( Thornton ). 1888–1959, US thriller writer: created Philip Marlowe, one of the first detective heroes in fiction

Word History and Origins

Origin of chandler¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chandler¹

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

Example Sentences

Approaching the desk of one Chandler the Handler, the crow learns that it’s been assigned to reap a Giant Soul.

From Washington Post

LeBlanc and Perry can’t stop grinning, and quickly fall into Joey and Chandler’s old Barcaloungers.

From Washington Post

One of her brothers, Chandler, is CEO of Freethink, an innovation-focused media platform funded by the Skoll Foundation.

From Time

Even as the coronavirus pandemic canceled high school basketball games around the country last spring, Chandler dreamed of sequences such as this.

From Washington Post

Waymo told Ars that the service will initially operate in a 50-square-mile area in the Phoenix suburbs of Chandler, Tempe, and Mesa.

From Ars Technica

Remember when Chandler was sexually attracted to sharks and Phoebe raised a litter of baby rats?

From The Daily Beast

Ross needs to go to the hospital after having an allergic reaction, leaving Joey and Chandler to watch Baby Ben.

From The Daily Beast

He brought me a box of James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler paperbacks, and I said, “Which one should I start with?”

From The Daily Beast

Tyson Chandler, a veteran of taking sartorial risks, has seemingly influenced a new generation of players taking style chances.

From The Daily Beast

Reading Chandler, I get to decide what Marlowe looks like and how he talks and moves.

From The Daily Beast

A poor curate for his Sunday dinner sent his servant to a chandler's shop, kept by one Paul, for bacon and eggs on credit.

From Project Gutenberg

Only half a mile from historic Chandler Field, landing site of the first Martian expedition nearly fifty years ago in 1990.

From Project Gutenberg

I left Mrs. Chandler's this evening about seven o'clock to come on duty, and Durgin was just ahead of me.

From Project Gutenberg

Maclise was in the office, getting orders for the branch, and Chandler was squatting in the gangway of the 815 and waiting.

From Project Gutenberg

While the Indians were at supper, Ewen returned with Chandler.

From Project Gutenberg

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