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chandler

/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ//ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/

chandler noun: a person who makes or sells candles.

Noun (1)

chandler (plural chandlers)

  1. A person who makes or sells candles.
    Synonyms:
    candler
  2. (historical) A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
  3. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

Proper noun capitalized: Chandler

Chandler

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    • Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.1996, Television Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, volume XXVIII, number 3, page 4
  3. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for John Beals Chandler, 5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
  4. A village in the Shire of Nungarin, Western Australia; named for a local farmer.
  5. A town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  6. A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan.
  7. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona; named for early settler Dr. Alexander John Chandler.
  8. An unincorporated community in Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana.
  9. A town in Ohio Township and Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana; named for railroad official O. E. Chandler.
  10. A township in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Huron County, Michigan.
  12. A town in Murray County, Minnesota; named for railroad official John Alonzo Chandler.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri; named for Civil War officer John N. Chandler.
  2. A township in Adams County, North Dakota.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
  4. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States, named for Judge George Chandler.
  5. A city in Henderson County, Texas; named for early settler Alphonso H. Chandler.
  6. A former settlement in California.
  7. A river in Alaska, United States; running 201 km from Chandler Lake in Gates of the Arctic National Park into the Colville 27 km northeast of Umiat.
  8. A river in New South Wales, Australia; running 110 km from the Great Dividing Range near Lyndhurst into the Macleay at Cunnawarra National Park.
  9. A river in Maine, United States; running 39 km from Cottontail Hill in Centerville into the Englishman Bay near Jonesboro.

Noun (2) capitalized: Chandler

Chandler (plural Chandlers)

  1. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.

chandler meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

chandler in Hindi

चैंडलर, चांडलर, शैंडलर

chandler in Tamil

சான்ட்லர், சாண்ட்லர்

chandler in Marathi

चँडलर, चांडलर, चॅंडलर

chandler in Urdu

چنڈلر, چانڈلر, چینڈلر
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chandler in Bengali
চ্যান্ডলার, চেন্ডলার
chandler in Telugu
చాండ్లర్, షాండలర్
chandler in Malayalam
സോപ്പ്, എണ്ണ, ചില്ലറ വില്പനക്കാരൻ, മെഴുകുതിരി നിർമ്മാതാവ്
chandler in Kannada
ಮೇಣದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಮಾರಾಟಗಾರ
chandler in Punjabi
ਚੈਂਡਲਰ, ਚੰਡਲਰ, ਚਾਂਡਲਰ
chandler in Gujarati
ચાંડલર, ચાન્ડલર, ચેંડલર
chandler in Odia
ଚାଣ୍ଡଲର, ଛାଣ୍ଡଲର, ଚାଣ୍ଡଲର୍
chandler in Nepali
च्यान्डलर, चान्डलर
chandler in Arabic
شَمَّاع šammāʕ

Synonyms of chandler

Forms of chandler

Noun
pluralchandlers
pluralChandlers
Proper noun
alternative formCandler
alternative formChander

Plural of chandler: chandlers

Origin of chandler

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.

Words formed from chandler

Phrases with chandler

Questions about chandler

What does chandler mean?
Chandler means a person who makes or sells candles.
What is chandler in Hindi?
Chandler in Hindi is चैंडलर, चांडलर, शैंडलर. See Chandler meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is chandler?
Chandler can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chandler?
Chandler is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/.
What is the plural of chandler?
The plural of chandler is chandlers.

Words near chandler in the dictionary

  1. Chandhok
  2. Chandi
  3. chandid
  4. chandids
  5. Chandigarh
  6. chandler
  7. Chandler wobble
  8. Chandler wobbles
  9. Chandler's Ford
  10. Chandlerese
  11. Chandleresque

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chandler (page history and authors); Chandler (page history and authors); chandler (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chandler (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chandler (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chandler (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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