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chandler

/ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
chan-dler
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes or sells candles.

noun

A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.

noun

A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

name

An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

chandlers (plural) Candler (alternative) Chander (alternative)

Derived Forms

chandleress chandlering chandlerly chandlery Chandleresque Chandlerian Chandlerish

Phrases

Chandler wobble Chandler's Ford

Frequently Paired Words

candela candelabrum candid candidate candle chandelier Chandler's Ford

Synonyms

candler

Rhymes With

handler sandler landler

Questions

How do you pronounce chandler?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/.
What does chandler mean?
A person who makes or sells candles.
Where does chandler come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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