chandler

See also: Chandler

English

Alternative forms

• candler

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃændlə(ɹ)/, /ˈtʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/

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.

Derived terms

• chandlery

Related terms

• candela
• candelabrum
• candid
• candidate
• candle
• chandelier

 

Translations

person who makes or sells candles

• Arabic: شَمَّاع m (šammāʕ)
• Azerbaijani: şamçı
• Bulgarian: свещар (bg) m (sveštar)
• Czech: svíčkař m
• Finnish: kynttiläntekijä (maker); kynttiläkauppias (seller)
• French: chandelier (fr) m
• German: Kerzenmacher m, Kerzenmacherin f, Kerzenzieher m, Kerzenzieherin f, Lichtzieher m, Lichtzieherin f
• Icelandic: (vendor of candles) kertasali m, (maker of candles) kertagerðarmaður m
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• Romanian: lumânărar (ro) m
• Russian: свечник (ru) m (svečnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: svećar (sh) m, svećarica f, voskar (sh) m, voskarica (sh) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) kandelel (vo), (♂) hikandelel, (♀) jikandelel

dealer in provisions or supplies

• Bulgarian: бакалин (bg) m (bakalin)
• Finnish: kauppias (fi)
• Icelandic: kaupmaður (is) m, kaupsali m, mangari m, kramari m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: aprovizionar m, aprovizionator m

Further reading

• “chandler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “chandler”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Middle English

Noun

chandler

1. Alternative form of chaundeler