raymond t. chandler
lər, ˈtʃɑnd- noun
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.
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chandler (ˈtʃɑːndlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise: corn chandler; ship's chandler |
| 2. | a person who makes or sells candles |
| 3. | obsolete (Brit) a retailer of grocery provisions; shopkeeper |
| [C14: from Old French chandelier one who makes or deals in candles, from chandelle | |
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Raymond t. chandler
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Chandler (ˈtʃɑːndlə) | |
| —n | |
| Raymond (Thornton). 1888--1959, US thriller writer: created Philip Marlowe, one of the first detective heroes in fiction | |
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chandler
early 14c. "candle-holder;" late 14c. "maker or seller of candles," from O.Fr. chandelier, from L. candelarius, from candela "candle" (see candle).
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