chandler

Meaning

1. A person who makes or sells candles.
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.

Synonyms

candlemaker

merchant

candlestick

chandelier

dealer

grocer

huckster

merchandiser

monger

shopkeeper

trader

wax-chandler

ship chandler

wax chandler

candler

Translations

chandeleur

Krämer

cerero

Kerzenzieherin

κηροπώλης

Kerzenmacher

Kerzenzieher

Lichtzieherin

έμπορος

κηροποιός

Lichtzieher

παντοπώλης

ψιλικατζής

boutiquier

Kerzenmacherin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chaundeler

In summary

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.