chandler : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chandler	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chandler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chandler n United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) Synonym(s): Chandler, Raymond Chandler, Raymond Thornton Chandler a retail dealer in provisions and supplies a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chandler \Chan"dler\, n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See {Candle}, and cf. Chandelier.] 1. A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. --Gay. 2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chandler, AZ (city, FIPS 12000) Location: 33.29500 N, 111.86686 W Population (1990): 90533 (34967 housing units) Area: 123.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85224, 85225, 85226, 85249 Chandler, IN (town, FIPS 12034) Location: 38.04201 N, 87.36898 W Population (1990): 3099 (1197 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47610 Chandler, MN (city, FIPS 10900) Location: 43.92943 N, 95.94913 W Population (1990): 316 (141 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56122 Chandler, OK (city, FIPS 13500) Location: 35.70802 N, 96.87650 W Population (1990): 2596 (1230 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74834 Chandler, TX (town, FIPS 14224) Location: 32.30581 N, 95.47891 W Population (1990): 1630 (623 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75758