/chand"leuhr, chahnd"-/ , n.
1. a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
2. a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type: a ship chandler.
3. a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.
[ 1275-1325; ME chandeler candlestick, maker or seller of candles chandelier, lit., someone or something connected with candles, equiv. to chandelle CANDLE + -ier -IER 2 ]