chandler
noun
chan·dler
ˈchan(d)-lər 
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
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Over the course of two separate stays, first in spring and later in fall, Ms. Ash lodges with a local couple—Denise, a fishmonger, and Lofty, a ship’s chandler—in their cottage overlooking the harbor in Newlyn’s fisherman’s quarter, known as the Fradgan.
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Heller McAlpin, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
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, 16 Nov. 2020
The majority of our candles are made by master chandlers [candlemakers] in Massachusetts.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2017
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Heller McAlpin, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
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, 16 Nov. 2020
The majority of our candles are made by master chandlers [candlemakers] in Massachusetts.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2017
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“Chandler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chandler. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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Chandler
geographical name
Chan·dler
ˈchan(d)-lər
city southeast of Phoenix in southwest central Arizona population 236,123
Biographical Definition
Chandler
biographical name
Chan·dler
ˈchan-(d)lər
Raymond Thornton 1888–1959 American novelist and screenwriter
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