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chandler

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chan·​dler | \ ˈchan(d)-lər How to pronounce chandler (audio) \

Definition of chandler

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1 : a maker or seller of tallow or wax candles and usually soap
2 : a retail dealer in provisions and supplies or equipment of a specified kind a yacht chandler

Chandler

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Chan·​dler | \ ˈchan-(d)lər How to pronounce Chandler (audio) \
Definition of Chandler (Entry 2 of 3)
Raymond Thornton 1888–1959 American novelist and screenwriter

Chandler

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Chan·​dler | \ ˈchan(d)-lər How to pronounce Chandler (audio) \
Definition of Chandler (Entry 3 of 3)
city southeast of Phoenix in southwest central Arizona population 236,123

Examples of chandler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Chaplin, a chandler (candle-maker), left England on the Elizabeth & Ann, first settling in what is now Cambridge, Mass., in 1635. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Recently discovered trove of artifacts ‘changing the narrative of Connecticut history’," 16 Nov. 2020 The majority of our candles are made by master chandlers [candlemakers] in Massachusetts. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge of Holyoke dies at 67," 25 July 2019 Chandlers Steakhouse: Fri: Frank Marra, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Clay Moore Trio w/Amy Rose, Jon Hyneman and Mike Seifrit, 9 p.m.-midnight. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week," 24 Aug. 2017 Chandlers Steakhouse: Fri-Sat: Frank Marra, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Clay Moore Trio w/Julia Ketay, Shayla Lewis and Louis McFarland, 9 p.m.-midnight. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week," 1 June 2017 Chandlers Steakhouse: Fri-Sat: Frank Marra, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Clay Moore Trio w/Amy Rose, Shayla Lewis, Louis McFarland, 8 p.m.-midnight. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week," 27 Apr. 2017 Chandlers Steakhouse: Fri-Sat: Frank Marra, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Clay Moore Trio w/Nancy Roche, Jon Hyneman and Mike Seifrit, 9 p.m.-midnight. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week," 29 June 2017

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First Known Use of chandler

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for chandler

Noun

Middle English chandeler, from Anglo-French, from chandele candle, from Latin candela

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“Chandler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chandler. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.

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