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chandler
1[ chand-ler, chahnd- ]
noun
- a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type:
a ship chandler.
- a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc.
Chandler
2[ chand-ler, chahnd- ]
noun
- Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.
- Raymond (Thornton), 1888–1959, U.S. writer of detective novels.
- a town in central Arizona.
chandler
1/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /
noun
- a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
corn chandler
ship's chandler
- a person who makes or sells candles
- obsolete.a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper
Chandler
2/ ˈtʃɑːndlə /
noun
- ChandlerRaymond (Thornton)18881959MUSWRITING: thriller writer Raymond ( Thornton ). 1888–1959, US thriller writer: created Philip Marlowe, one of the first detective heroes in fiction
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Remember when Chandler was sexually attracted to sharks and Phoebe raised a litter of baby rats?
Ross needs to go to the hospital after having an allergic reaction, leaving Joey and Chandler to watch Baby Ben.
He brought me a box of James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler paperbacks, and I said, “Which one should I start with?”
Tyson Chandler, a veteran of taking sartorial risks, has seemingly influenced a new generation of players taking style chances.
Reading Chandler, I get to decide what Marlowe looks like and how he talks and moves.
A poor curate for his Sunday dinner sent his servant to a chandler's shop, kept by one Paul, for bacon and eggs on credit.
Only half a mile from historic Chandler Field, landing site of the first Martian expedition nearly fifty years ago in 1990.
I left Mrs. Chandler's this evening about seven o'clock to come on duty, and Durgin was just ahead of me.
Maclise was in the office, getting orders for the branch, and Chandler was squatting in the gangway of the 815 and waiting.
While the Indians were at supper, Ewen returned with Chandler.
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