chandler
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈt͡ʃændlɚ//
- //ˈt͡ʃɑːndlɚ//
A person who makes or sells candles.
noun
- 1
A person who makes or sells candles.
- 2
historicalA servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
- 3
A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
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.
Forms
- plural
- chandlers
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chandler · A person who makes or sells candles.
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