chandler

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a dealer in supplies and provisions, especially for ships

   The ship's chandler supplied rope, candles, and salted meat for the voyage.

From Old French chandelier ('candle-maker, candle-seller'), from chandelle ('candle'), from Latin candēla ('candle'), from candēre ('to shine, glow'). Originally a candle-maker, later extended to a dealer in provisions.

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