chandler
See also: Chandler
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English chaundeler, from Old French chandelier, from Latin candelarius (“a candle-maker; a candlestick”), from the Latin candela (“a candle”); compare the English term candle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃændlə(ɹ)/, /ˈtʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/
Noun
chandler (plural chandlers)
- A person who makes or sells candles
- A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
Related terms
Translations
person who makes or sells candles
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Further reading
- chandler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- chandler in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Middle English
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