chandler
/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/
- n.
- 蜡烛制造者
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
chandler
词源说明
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.
释义
名词noun
- 1A person who makes or sells candles.
- 2historicalA servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
- 3A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.