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
chandler (plural chandlers)
A person who makes or sells candles
A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
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.
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
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
