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  • noun Plural form of candlemaker.

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Examples

  • He re-invented the lightbulb, and was punished for threatening the livelihood of candlemakers.

    A Nation of Entrepreneurs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Dumping used clothing is analogous to the Bastiat fable about the pernicious sun: it steals jobs from candlemakers!!

    Time to Dump "Dumping"?, Michael Munger | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Connie, who is fifty, has just flown on a plane for the first time in her life, heading to a trade show for candlemakers.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Connie, who is fifty, has just flown on a plane for the first time in her life, heading to a trade show for candlemakers.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Connie, who is fifty, has just flown on a plane for the first time in her life, heading to a trade show for candlemakers.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Connie, who is fifty, has just flown on a plane for the first time in her life, heading to a trade show for candlemakers.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • The marching song of the dwarves mingled with the songs of the lamplighters, the matrons calling their charges home to dinner, and the hundreds of dwarves returning home from the day's work in the mines, the stonecutting and jewelry shops -- plus the sounds of tailors, weavers, pot - ters, candlemakers, and the vast number of other arti - sans, craftsmen, and laborers who made up a city.

    Stalling 2010

  • With over 10,000 candle fragrance options and an array of fragrance companies to choose from, candlemakers are lucky to have such a wide variety of choices to ensure they get the best scent for their budget and market demographics.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Anne-Marie 2007

  • With over 10,000 candle fragrance options and an array of fragrance companies to choose from, candlemakers are lucky to have such a wide variety of choices to ensure they get the best scent for their budget and market demographics.

    Candlemaking - Wick Centering & Fragrancing Anne-Marie 2007

  • Of his many patronages he is the patron of bee keepers, bees, and candlemakers.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Jessica 2008

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