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Definition of chandler noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chandler

noun
 
/ˈtʃɑːndlə(r)/
 
/ˈtʃændlər/
(also ship’s chandler)
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  1. a person or shop that sells equipment for ships and boats
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a candle maker or candle seller): from Old French chandelier, from chandelle ‘candle’, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white, glisten’.
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