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CHANDLER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("chandler" is a kind of...):

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chandler"):

candlemaker (a person who makes or sells candles)

wax-chandler (one who deals in wax candles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A retail dealer in provisions and supplies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("chandler" is a kind of...):

retail merchant; retailer (a merchant who sells goods at retail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chandler"):

ship's chandler (a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)

Synonyms:

Chandler; Raymond Chandler; Raymond Thornton Chandler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

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