What does "chandler" mean?
A person who makes or sells candles.
Chandler
/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A person who makes or sells candles.
- Grammar: chandler is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: baker, bookdealer, bookseller, builder.
- Useful contrasts: buyer, customer, end user.
- Usage evidence: The sawyer brought some timber over to the cooper's shop, but the cooper is still waiting on the hooper. The chandler is doing fine, though.
How to use "chandler"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes or sells candles.
- 2 A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.
- 3 a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints wordnet
- 4 A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles. historical
- 5 a retail dealer in provisions and supplies wordnet
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- 6 A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).
- 2 A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
"Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue."
- 3 A locale in Australia:; A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for John Beals Chandler, 5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
- 4 A locale in Australia:; A village in the Shire of Nungarin, Western Australia; named for a local farmer.
- 5 A locale in Canada:; A town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
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- 6 A locale in Canada:; A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan.
- 7 A locale in the United States.; A city in Maricopa County, Arizona; named for early settler Dr. Alexander John Chandler.
- 8 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana.
- 9 A locale in the United States.; A town in Ohio Township and Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana; named for railroad official O. E. Chandler.
- 10 A locale in the United States.; A township in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
- 11 A locale in the United States.; A township in Huron County, Michigan.
- 12 A locale in the United States.; A town in Murray County, Minnesota; named for railroad official John Alonzo Chandler.
- 13 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri; named for Civil War officer John N. Chandler.
- 14 A locale in the United States.; A township in Adams County, North Dakota.
- 15 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
- 16 A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States, named for Judge George Chandler.
- 17 A locale in the United States.; A city in Henderson County, Texas; named for early settler Alphonso H. Chandler.
- 18 A locale in the United States.; A former settlement in California.
- 19 A river.; 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.
- 20 A river.; A river in New South Wales, Australia; running 110 km from the Great Dividing Range near Lyndhurst into the Macleay at Cunnawarra National Park.
- 21 A river.; A river in Maine, United States; running 39 km from Cottontail Hill in Centerville into the Englishman Bay near Jonesboro.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The sawyer brought some timber over to the cooper's shop, but the cooper is still waiting on the hooper. The chandler is doing fine, though."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "chandler"?
Common synonyms include: baker, bookdealer, bookseller, builder, butcher, candle merchant.
How do you use "chandler" in a sentence?
The sawyer brought some timber over to the cooper's shop, but the cooper is still waiting on the hooper. The chandler is doing fine, though.
How do you pronounce "chandler"?
Pronounced /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/.
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.