chandler Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
    Raymond Thornton Chandler; Raymond Chandler.
  2. noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
  3. noun a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

WordNet

Chan"dler noun
Etymology
F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See Candle, and cf. Chandelier.
Definitions
  1. A maker or seller of candles.
    The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay.
  2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.

Webster 1913