chandler

Dealer in provisions

A chandler is a dealer or merchant, originally one who made and sold candles.

The term survives mainly in compounds: a ship's chandler supplies vessels with provisions and equipment; a corn chandler deals in grain.

The word appears most often now in the surname Chandler, marking ancestors who practiced the trade.

candlemaking

wax

Pliable waterproof substance

  • wickFuel-drawing cord
  • tallowRendered animal fat
  • moldForm-giving container

dipping · beeswax · paraffin · sconce · taper · votive · pillar · snuffer · rendering · lantern

merchant

shopkeeper

Small store manager

vendor · tradesman · purveyor · stockist · goods · wares · trade · commerce · retailer · storefront

shipchandler

provisioner

Supplier of food stores

rigging · tar · oakum · sailcloth · nautical · supplies · harbor · wharf · vessel · outfitter

guild

tradesman

Skilled manual worker

journeyman · master · guild · medieval · worshipful · charter · company · London · freeman · craft

surname

Raymond

Traditional masculine given name

Marlowe · hardboiled · noir · literary · Arizona · author · fiction · mystery · writer · crime

Categories
Opposites
commercial role

chandlercustomer

Buyer of goods

buyer · purchaser · consumer · client · end user

production chain position

chandlermanufacturer

One who produces goods

producer · maker · craftsman · artisan · wholesaler

Phrases
Family

chandlers, chandlery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G