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

   corn chandler

   ship's 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

The first was a beauty, passing through eight pairs of English hands in as many seconds to allow Chandler Cunningham-South in at the corner.

From BBC

Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Opera revived a lavish production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” written two years earlier than “The Stone Guest.”

From Los Angeles Times

Reported by Natalie Chandler: Inflation has cooled, but voters are still thinking with their wallets.

From Salon

Hazel Chandler, a 77-year-old Arizona field organizer for the climate advocacy group Moms Clean Air Force, lives in Phoenix with stage-four cancer and has many other health issues that make her especially sensitive to heat.

From Salon

Tom Curry is included in the back row alongside Chandler Cunningham-South and Ben Earl, with brother Ben among six forwards replacements.

From BBC

Related Words

• banker
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