CHANDLER

chandler

(noun) a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

chandler

(noun) a retail dealer in provisions and supplies

Chandler, Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler

(noun) United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

chandler (plural chandlers)

A person who makes or sells candles

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

Proper noun

Chandler

An English occupational surname for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).

A unisex given name from surnames.

A locale in Australia.

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for John Beals Chandler, 5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

A village in Western Australia; named for a local farmer.

A locale in Canada.

A town in Quebec.

A ghost town in Saskatchewan.

A locale in United States.

A city in Arizona; named for early settler Dr. Alexander John Chandler.

A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States named for Judge George Chandler.

A town in Warrick County, Indiana; named for railroad official O. E. Chandler.

A city in Texas; named for early settler Alphonso H. Chandler.

A city in Minnesota; named for railroad official John Alonzo Chandler.

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Civil War officer John N. Chandler.

A former settlement in California.

A river in.

A river in Alaska, United States; running 201 km from Chandler Lake in Gates of the Arctic National Park into the Colville 27 km northeast of Umiat.

A river in New South Wales, Australia; running 110 km from the Great Dividing Range near Lyndhurst into the Macleay at Cunnawara National Park.

A river in Maine, United States; running 39 km from Cottontail Hill in Centerville into the Englishman Bay near Jonesboro.

Noun

Chandler (plural Chandlers)

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

Source: Wiktionary

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Chan"dler, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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