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chandler.

A person who makes or sells candles.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ//ˈt͡ʃɑːndlɚ/
  1. A person who makes or sells candles.

  2. A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.

    historical
  3. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

Where this word comes from

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.

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