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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:
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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