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Chandler
Chandler ♂, occasionally ♀ Transferred use of the surname, which originated as an occupational name for someone who made and sold candles (an agent noun from Old French chandele ‘candle’). The extended sense ‘retail dealer’ arose in the 16th century. As a girl's name, it is used mainly in North America.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chandler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chandler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Chandler.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chandler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Chandler.html |
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Chandler city (1990 pop. 90,533), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the Salt River valley; inc. 1920. It is both a residential community and a center for research and technology. Tourism is also important, and the San Marcos Golf Resort is in Chandler. Many of Chandler's citizens work in nearby Phoenix . |
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"Chandler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Chandler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Chandler.html "Chandler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Chandler.html |
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chan·dler / ˈchan(d)lər/ • n. 1. (also ship chandler) a dealer in supplies and equipment for ships and boats. 2. hist. a dealer in household items such as oil, soap, paint, and groceries. ∎ a person who makes and sells candles. |
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"chandler." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chandler." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chandler010.html "chandler." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chandler010.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "chandler." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chandler." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chandler.html T. F. HOAD. "chandler." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chandler.html |
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chandler n. also ship chandler a dealer in supplies and equipment for ships and boats.
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"chandler." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chandler." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-chandler.html "chandler." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-chandler.html |
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chandler
•Allah, calla, Caracalla, Haller, inshallah, pallor, Valhalla, valour (US valor), Whyalla
•gabbler, tabla
•ambler, gambler, rambler, scrambler
•Adler, saddler
•handler
•angler, dangler, strangler, wrangler
•tackler • trampler • antler • dazzler
•Carla, challah, Douala, gala, Guatemala, Gujranwala, impala, kabbala, Kampala, koala, La Scala, Lingala, Mahler, Marsala, masala, nyala, parlour (US parlor), Sinhala, snarler, tala, tambala, Uppsala
•garbler • chandler • sparkler
•sampler
•a cappella, Arabella, Bella, bestseller, Capella, cellar, Cinderella, citronella, Clarabella, corella, Daniela, Della, dispeller, dweller, Ella, expeller, favela, fella, fellah, feller, Fenella, Floella, foreteller, Heller, impeller, interstellar, Keller, Louella, Mandela, mortadella, mozzarella, Nigella, novella, paella, panatella, patella, predella, propeller, queller, quinella, repeller, rosella, rubella, salmonella, Santiago de Compostela, seller, smeller, speller, Stella, stellar, tarantella, teller, umbrella, Viyella
•Puebla
•assembler, dissembler, trembler
•medlar, pedlar
•ländler
•fin de siècle, Hekla
•Kepler
•exempla, exemplar, Templar
•tesla, wrestler
•embezzler • Rockefeller
•knee-trembler • saltcellar
•bookseller • storyteller
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"chandler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chandler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chandler.html "chandler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chandler.html |
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