chandler:
(plural: ‘chandlers‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ch’ rhyme with the letters ‘ch’ in “church”)
chandlers testing their candles
(old usage) a person who makes and sells candles; a candle maker;
(old usage) a person who supplies food items and drinks and other supplies to a ship that is about to make a voyage;
a retailer (a retail shopkeeper) of provisions, groceries, etc.,
a ship's chandler at work
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A chandler is a skilled crafts man who makes candles.
Chandlers are of two different occupations: one is candle maker and the other one is a ship or boat chandler who supplies food and other things for a ship or boat which is about to make a journey or which is calling a port for provisions.
There are two types of chandlers who make candles: one is a wax chandler and tallow chandler; wax is mostly from bees and other substances and tallow is animal fat.
A chandler is a skilled crafts man who makes candles.
Chandlers are of two different occupations: one is candle maker and the other one is a ship or boat chandler who supplies food and other things for a ship or boat which is about to make a journey or which is calling a port for provisions.
There are two types of chandlers who make candles: one is a wax chandler and tallow chandler; wax is mostly from bees and other substances and tallow is animal fat.
Note: ‘Chandler’, always with a capital ‘c’, is often found in the names of people and places, e.g. People: Raymond Chandler, Alfred Chandler, Katherine Chandler, and Place: Chandler (a city), Arizona (state), USA, and Chandler, Jefferson County, Boston, USA.
For an interesting and informative article on wax chandlers, please click here, and for an attractive ad by a marine chandler, please click here.
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