Chandler

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. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Chandler

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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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 maker or seller of candles XIV; retail dealer (now in corn-chandler, ship-chandler) XVI. — AN. chaundeler, OF. chandelier, f. chandelle CANDLE; see -ER 2.

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T. F. HOAD. "chandler." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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chandler

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. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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