[chand-ler, chahnd-] 
| 1. | a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap. |
| 2. | a dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type: a ship chandler. |
| 3. | a retailer of provisions, groceries, etc. |
[chand-ler, chahnd-] | 1. | Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert. |
| 2. | Raymond (Thornton), 1888–1959, U.S. writer of detective novels. |
| 3. | a town in central Arizona. 29,673. |
| chan·dler (chānd'lər) n.
[Middle English chaundeler, from Old French chandelier, from Vulgar Latin *candēlārius, from Latin candēla, candle; see candle.] chan'dler·y (chānd'lə-rē) n. |
| Chan·dler (chānd'lər) A city of south-central Arizona southeast of Phoenix. It is a residential community and winter resort. Population: 241,000. |
| Chandler, Raymond Thornton 1888-1959. American novelist noted for creating the character Philip Marlowe, a tough and cynical detective. His works include The Big Sleep (1939) and Farewell, My Lovely (1940). |
Chandler
city, Maricopa county, south-central Arizona, U.S. Founded in the 1890s, the city was named for veterinarian and real-estate developer A.J. Chandler, who built an extensive agricultural canal system in the area. Chandler is a winter resort in a cotton, alfalfa, citrus fruit, pecan, sugar beet, and cattle-raising region of the irrigated Salt River valley. The city emerged in the late 1980s as an important centre for the manufacture of semiconductors and other computer-related technology, and city leaders have dubbed it "the high-tech oasis of the silicon desert." Williams Air Force Base (1941), home of the nation's first jet air school, is 10 miles (16 km) east. The Gila River Reservation is immediately to the west. Inc. 1920. Pop. (1990) 90,533; (2000) 176,581.
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