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chandler

noun
/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ//ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/US

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.

  1. derived from candela
  2. derived from candelarius
  3. derived from chandelier
  4. inherited from chaundeler

Definitions

  1. A person who makes or sells candles.

  2. A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.

  3. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies

    A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of…

      An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).

    2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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    3. A locale in Australia

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    4. A locale in Canada

      A locale in Canada:

    5. A locale in the United States.

    6. A river.

    7. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.

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Derived

chandleress, chandlering, chandlerly, chandlery, Chandleresque, Chandlerian, Chandlerish, Chandler wobble

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA