chandler

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
  2. noun a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
  3. noun a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

Etymology

From Middle English chaundeler, from Old French chandelier, from Latin candelarius (“a candle-maker; a candlestick”), from the Latin candela (“a candle”); compare the English term candle.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler

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