Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chandler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chandler \Chan"dler\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Chandler
n 1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the
character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler},
{Raymond Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]
2: a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
3: a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
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