chandler

CEFRC1

/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who makes or sells candles.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.

Examples

  • There was a chandler making candle, When he them stript, he did them handle.

  • Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.

Synonyms

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In colonial times, the blank would melt animal fat to make candles for the village.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.