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Webster 1913 Edition

Chandler

Chan′dler

,
Noun.
[F.
chandelier
a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL.
candelarius
chandler, fr. L.
candela
candle. See
Candle
, and cf.
Chandelier
.]
1.
A maker or seller of candles.
The
chandler’s
basket, on his shoulder borne,
With tallow spots thy coat.
Gay.
2.
A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed;
as, ship
chandler
, corn
chandler
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chandler

CHANDLER

,
Noun.
An artisan whose trade is to make candles, or one who sells candles.
In America, I believe the word never signifies a seller of candles, unless he is the maker. A corn-chandler is a seller of corn, but I believe not used in the United States.

Definition 2024

Chandler

Chandler

See also: chandler

English

Proper noun

Chandler

  1. An English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles.
  2. A male given name, transferred use of the surname.
  3. A female given name

Derived terms

chandler

chandler

See also: Chandler

English

Alternative forms

Noun

chandler ‎(plural chandlers)

  1. A person who makes or sells candles
  2. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies
    a ship chandler
  3. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.

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Translations

External links

  • chandler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • chandler in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Old French chandelier, from Medieval Latin candelarius ‎(“a candle-maker; a candlestick”), from the Latin candela ‎(“a candle”); confer the English term candle.

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