Also spelled cornchandler
noun
Meanings
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noun
British, historical: a retailer or merchant dealing in cereal grain, seeds, animal feed, and related agricultural goods
The corn chandler sold barley, seed wheat, and sacks of feed to farms around the market town.
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Etymology
An English compound of corn, in the British sense 'cereal grain,' + chandler. Chandler came through Old French chandelier, originally a candle maker or seller, and broadened in compounds such as ship chandler and corn chandler to a dealer in specialized goods.