ship chandler

American  

noun

1. a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.

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ship chandler British  

noun

1. a person or business dealing in supplies for ships

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Other Word Forms

• ship chandlery noun

Etymology

Origin of ship chandler

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

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

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

“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

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

My estimation of captains and ship chandlers wavered.

From Literature