chandler

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: chan=dler

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 merchant

ROGET 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.