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chandler definition
chan·dler (c̸hand′lər, c̸händ′-)
noun
- a maker or seller of candles
- a retailer of supplies, equipment, etc. of a certain kind
Etymology: ME chandeler < OFr chandelier < chandoile (< L candela), candle
Chandler1 definition
Chan·dler (c̸hand′lər)
Chandler,
Raymond (Thornton) 1888-1959; U.S. detective-story writer
Chandler2 definition
Chan·dler (c̸hand′lər)
city in SC Ariz.: pop. 177,000
Etymology: after A. J. Chandler (1859-1950), its founder
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