chandler
Meanings
Plural: chandlers
Noun
- United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
- a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
- A person who makes or sells candles.
- A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
- A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
candler, Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler
Scrabble Score: 14
chandler is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordchandler is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chandler is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
chandler is a valid Words With Friends word