chandler

4 definitions found

chandler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chandler \Chan"dler\, n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker
     or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L.
     candela candle. See Candle, and cf. Chandelier.]
     1. A maker or seller of candles.
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              The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne,
              With tallow spots thy coat.           --Gay.
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     2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a
        word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.
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chandler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Chandler
      n 1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the
           character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: Chandler,
           Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler]
      2: a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
      3: a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

chandler - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Chandler, AZ (city, FIPS 12000)
    Location: 33.29500 N, 111.86686 W
    Population (1990): 90533 (34967 housing units)
    Area: 123.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 85224, 85225, 85226, 85249
  Chandler, IN (town, FIPS 12034)
    Location: 38.04201 N, 87.36898 W
    Population (1990): 3099 (1197 housing units)
    Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 47610
  Chandler, MN (city, FIPS 10900)
    Location: 43.92943 N, 95.94913 W
    Population (1990): 316 (141 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56122
  Chandler, OK (city, FIPS 13500)
    Location: 35.70802 N, 96.87650 W
    Population (1990): 2596 (1230 housing units)
    Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74834
  Chandler, TX (town, FIPS 14224)
    Location: 32.30581 N, 95.47891 W
    Population (1990): 1630 (623 housing units)
    Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 75758

chandler - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "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