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chandler Definition


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chandler
noun
    1. A dealer in ship's supplies and equipment.
    2. A dealer in certain other goods.
      Example: corn chandler
    3. old use
      A grocer.
    4. old use
      A dealer in candles, oil, etc.
Derivative: chandlery
    A place where candles are kept.
    Goods sold by a chandler.
Etymology: 14c: from French chandelier dealer in candles, from Latin candellarius, from candela candle.



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