ˈchandlə(r), -aan-, -ȧn-, rap. -nl- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English chandeler, from Middle French chandelier, from Old French, from chandelle candle, from Latin candela — more at candle
1. : a maker or seller of tallow or wax candles and usually soap
2. : a retail dealer in provisions and usually supplies, equipment, and knickknacks especially of a specified kind
a chart of tides obtainable from any yacht chandler
a series of cheap lodgings, laundries, lunches, tattoo parlors, and small trinket chandlers — Christopher Morley
— compare corn chandler , ship chandler