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chandler
CIDE DICTIONARY
chandler, n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See Candle, and cf. Chandelier.].
- A maker or seller of candles. [1913 Webster]"The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne,
With tallow spots thy coat." [1913 Webster] - A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chandler, n. a dealer in candles, oil, soap, paint, groceries, etc.
Idiom
corn chandler a dealer in corn. ship (or ship's) chandler a dealer in cordage, canvas, etc.
Etymology
ME f. AF chaundeler, OF chandelier (as CANDLE)
THESAURUS
chandler
baker, bookdealer, bookseller, butcher, caterer, clothing merchant, commissariat, commissary, confectioner, dealer, distributor, donor, draper, drysalter, fishmonger, fishwife, florist, footwear merchant, fruiterer, furnisher, furrier, greengrocer, grocer, groceryman, haberdasher, hardwareman, importer, ironmonger, jeweler, jobber, liquor merchant, manciple, marketer, merchandiser, merchant, middleman, monger, newsdealer, patron, perfumer, poulterer, provider, provisioner, purveyor, quartermaster, regrater, retail dealer, retail merchant, retailer, saddler, shopkeeper, stationer, steward, stock clerk, storekeeper, supplier, sutler, tobacconist, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman, trafficker, victualer, vintner, vivandier, wholesaler, wine merchantROGET THESAURUS
chandler
Merchant
N merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman, changer, regrater, shopkeeper, shopman, tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk, retailer, chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler, pedlar, colporteur, cadger, Autolycus, sutler, vivandiere, costerman, costermonger, tallyman, camelot, faker, vintner, money broker, money changer, money lender, cambist, usurer, moneyer, banker, jobber, broker, buyer, seller, bear, bull, concern, firm.For further exploring for "chandler" in Webster Dictionary Online
