chandler

See also: Chandler

English

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Etymology

From Old French chandelier, from Medieval Latin candelarius (“a candle-maker; a candlestick”), from the Latin candela (“a candle”); confer the English term candle.

Noun

chandler (plural chandlers)

  1. A person who makes or sells candles
  2. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
  3. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.

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Further reading

  • chandler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • chandler in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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