Definition of CHANDLER

chandler

Plural: chandlers

Noun

  • A dealer in provisions and supplies, especially for ships.
  • United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
  • a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
  • a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
  • A person who makes or sells candles.
  • A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
  • A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

Examples

  • He was the CHANDLER of strategic plays, always supplying the perfect word.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler, candler

Scrabble Score: 14

chandler: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chandler: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chandler: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

chandler: valid Words With Friends Word