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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chan•dler (chand′lər, chänd′-),USA pronunciation n. - a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- Naval Terms, a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type:a ship chandler.
- a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.
- Anglo-French, Old French chandelier, literally, someone or something connected with candles, equivalent. to chandelle candle + -ier -ier2
- Middle English chandeler candlestick, maker or seller of candles 1275–1325
- Biographical Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.
- Biographical Raymond (Thornton), 1888–1959, U.S. writer of detective novels.
- Place Namesa town in central Arizona. 29,673.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chandler /ˈtʃɑːndlə/ n - a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise: corn chandler, ship's chandler
- a person who makes or sells candles
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French chandelier one who makes or deals in candles, from chandelle candle Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Chandler /ˈtʃɑːndlə/ n - Raymond (Thornton). 1888–1959, US thriller writer: created Philip Marlowe, one of the first detective heroes in fiction
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