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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

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˲Իå±ôÉ™ /

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

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˲Իå±ôÉ™ /

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
“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
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˜yÐÄvlog 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chandler1

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

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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.

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Fire in the hole haul wind crow’s nest capstan gangway dead men tell no tales chandler.

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They tied up the canoe in their usual place, and the chandler promised to keep an eye on her, and soon they were in Cranham Street.

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Her website is sarahchandler.us; find her on Twitter at @chandler_sarah.

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