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Definition of Chandler
1. Noun. United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959).
2. Noun. A retail dealer in provisions and supplies.
3. Noun. A maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints.
Definition of Chandler
1. n. A maker or seller of candles.
Definition of Chandler
1. Proper noun. An English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name), transferred use of the surname. ¹
3. Noun. A person who makes or sells candles ¹
4. Noun. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies ¹
5. Noun. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chandler
1. a dealer in provisions [n -S]
Medical Definition of Chandler
1. Paul A., U.S. Ophthalmologist, *1896. See: Chandler syndrome. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chandler
Literary usage of Chandler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1901)
"2t>3, 211-24; Cut. of the Aristotelian and Philosophical Portions of the Library
of HW Chandler, 1891 ; Brit. Mus. Cat.] JMR Chandler or ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Cresswell Cresswell (1825)
"Tv>ior i^rn the said plaintiff, for having indecently assaulted her the Chandler;
she, the said -4nn Chandler, then and then- being a female child of only ..."
3. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1859)
"WILLIAM PENN Chandler was born in Charles County, Md., on tue 22d of June, 1764.
He dated his conversion to God to the 20th of August, 1790, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1902)
"I. Sarah Chandler, widow, release of dower to John Chandler and Gardiner Chandler,
... Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Charles Chandler, Samuel Chandler, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1870)
"M. 11857 Chandler (J.) An Answer to Mr. Tucker's Letter to Mr. Chandler. ...
Joseph R. Chandler, at the Celebration of the Landing of the Pilgrims of ..."
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