1.
[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;
The 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.
[1913 Webster]
The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne,
With tallow spots thy coat. --Gay.
[1913 Webster]
2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a
word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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
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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Chandler, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona
Population (2000): 176581
Housing Units (2000): 66592
Land area (2000): 57.886335 sq. miles (149.924914 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.095705 sq. miles (0.247876 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 57.982040 sq. miles (150.172790 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12000
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 33.297756 N, 111.863522 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85224 85225 85226 85249
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Chandler, AZ
Chandler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Chandler, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 2842
Housing Units (2000): 1290
Land area (2000): 7.299783 sq. miles (18.906351 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.854138 sq. miles (2.212206 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.153921 sq. miles (21.118557 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13500
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.709287 N, 96.889647 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74834
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Chandler, OK
Chandler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Chandler, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 3094
Housing Units (2000): 1267
Land area (2000): 1.688973 sq. miles (4.374421 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.688973 sq. miles (4.374421 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12034
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 38.042058 N, 87.368988 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 47610
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Chandler, IN
Chandler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Chandler, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 2099
Housing Units (2000): 877
Land area (2000): 3.504654 sq. miles (9.077013 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.045688 sq. miles (0.118331 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.550342 sq. miles (9.195344 sq. km)
FIPS code: 14224
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.307206 N, 95.479340 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75758
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Chandler, TX
Chandler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Chandler, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 276
Housing Units (2000): 121
Land area (2000): 0.805472 sq. miles (2.086163 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.805472 sq. miles (2.086163 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10900
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 43.929357 N, 95.947193 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56122
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Chandler, MN
Chandler