Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that makes or sells candles.
- noun A dealer in nautical supplies.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who makes or sells candles, or, formerly, torches.
- noun A huckster; a dealer in provisions.
- noun In composition, a dealer; a merchant: the particular application being determined by the other element of the compound: as, tallow-chandler, ship-chandler, corn-chandler, etc.
- noun A candlestick. See
chandelier .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A maker or seller of candles.
- noun A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who makes or sells
candles - noun A
dealer in (a specific kind of)provisions orsupplies - noun A
California variety ofpomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
- noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Here in California, I grow in my backyard "Oro Blanco" grapefruit and "chandler" pummelo.
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In another kind of chandler's workshop, the liquid mixture is poured into plaster molds.
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In another kind of chandler's workshop, the liquid mixture is poured into plaster molds.
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In another kind of chandler's workshop, the liquid mixture is poured into plaster molds.
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The word "chandler" is supposed to have been derived from the French
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At twelve he was indentured for nine years as a bookkeeping apprentice to a ship chandler.
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At twelve he was indentured for nine years as a bookkeeping apprentice to a ship chandler.
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The entry is tagged under Bella Cullen Project, chandler nash.
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The Mott Bedell House was built in 1840 for a ships chandler who lived on Wall Street.
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seanahan commented on the word chandler
A candle maker.
October 25, 2007