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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
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
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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