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chandler

/ˈtʃændlə/CHAND-lur
/ˈtʃændlɚ/CHAND-lur

Meaninga candle-maker

Common meaning: a dealer in candles or supplies

Journey through time

  1. Latincandelarius‘a candle-maker, and by’source
  2. Late Latincandelariussource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa candle-maker, and by → a dealer in candles or supplieschandler‘a dealer in candles or supplies’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin candelarius ‘a candle-maker’.

Roots

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