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Definition: Chandler |
ChandlerNoun1. United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959). 2. A retail dealer in provisions and supplies. 3. A maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Chandler" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a candle seller". |
Date "Chandler" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1693. (references) |
Etymology: Chandler \Chan"dler\, noun. [French expression chandelier candlestick, maker or seller of candles, Late Latin expression candelarius chandler, from the Latin expression candela candle. See Candle, and compare to Chandelier.]. (references) |
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The Chandler Motor Company produced automobiles in the United States of America during the 1910s and 1920s.The Chandler Motor Company was incorporated in 1913, F. C. Chandler, President, headquarted and with its factory in Cleveland, Ohio. Chandler concentrated on producing a good quality motor-car within the price range of middle class Americans. Chandlers were well recieved in the market place.
1920 Chandler Coupe, retailing for $3095 newIn 1920 Chandler had a line of 6 cars, ranging from $2095 to $3595 in cost. In 1922 Chandler had 10 different cars, ranging from $1495 to $2375.
Chandler Metropolitain Sedan, 1922, retailing for $2295Chandler's peak year was 1927, when they sold 20,000 cars. Hopes for continued growth of the market led to overexpansion by the company the following year, which finished 1928 over half a million dollars in debt.
In 1929 Chandler Motor Company was purchased by its competitor Hupp Motor Works and the brand was discontinued.
Chandlers were built with a metal skin around a wooden frame. After a few decades the wood tended to rot; because of this Chandlers have survived in smaller numbers than some other popular automobiles of the era.
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- 1923 Chandler description and photo
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Chandler is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 176,581.Geography
Chandler is located at 33°17'52" North, 111°51'49" West (33.297756, -111.863522)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 150.2 km² (58.0 mi²). 149.9 km² (57.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.17% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 176,581 people, 62,377 households, and 45,410 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,177.7/km² (3,050.5/mi²). There are 66,592 housing units at an average density of 444.1/km² (1,150.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 77.19% White, 3.48% Black or African American, 1.20% Native American, 4.22% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 10.76% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. 20.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 62,377 households out of which 41.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% are married couples living together, 10.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% are non-families. 19.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.26. In the city the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $58,416, and the median income for a family is $62,720. Males have a median income of $44,578 versus $31,763 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,904. 6.6% of the population and 4.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.7% are under the age of 18 and 8.0% are 65 or older. Chandler is noted for its annual Ostrich Festival.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chandler, Arizona."
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Chandler is a town located in Warrick County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,094.Geography
Chandler is located at 38°2'31" North, 87°22'8" West (38.042058, -87.368988)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,094 people, 1,178 households, and 882 families residing in the town. The population density is 706.9/km² (1,831.9/mi²). There are 1,267 housing units at an average density of 289.5/km² (750.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.61% White, 0.36% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,178 households out of which 36.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% are married couples living together, 13.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% are non-families. 21.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.04. In the town the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $36,047, and the median income for a family is $39,500. Males have a median income of $29,074 versus $21,142 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,172. 14.1% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.3% are under the age of 18 and 7.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chandler, Indiana."
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Chandler is a city located in Murray County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 276.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 276 people, 113 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density is 131.6/km² (342.7/mi²). There are 121 housing units at an average density of 57.7/km² (150.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.46% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 17.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 113 households out of which 24.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% are married couples living together, 3.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% are non-families. 33.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 26.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 3.14. In the city the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,875, and the median income for a family is $38,542. Males have a median income of $30,417 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,134. 15.1% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.3% are under the age of 18 and 14.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chandler, Minnesota."
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Chandler is a city located in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,842. It is the county seat of Lincoln County6.Geography
Chandler is located at 35°42'33" North, 96°53'23" West (35.709287, -96.889647)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 km² (8.1 mi²). 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 10.43% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,842 people, 1,146 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density is 150.3/km² (389.3/mi²). There are 1,290 housing units at an average density of 68.2/km² (176.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 79.77% White, 9.68% African American, 5.63% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,146 households out of which 31.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% are married couples living together, 14.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% are non-families. 32.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.98. In the city the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,833, and the median income for a family is $35,744. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $19,397 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,676. 16.7% of the population and 12.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.3% are under the age of 18 and 15.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chandler, Oklahoma."
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Chandler is a city located in Henderson County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,099.Geography
Chandler is located at 32°18'26" North, 95°28'46" West (32.307206, -95.479340)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.41% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,099 people, 817 households, and 588 families residing in the city. The population density is 231.6/km² (598.9/mi²). There are 877 housing units at an average density of 96.7/km² (250.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 84.18% White, 13.15% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 817 households out of which 31.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are married couples living together, 12.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% are non-families. 25.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 2.96. In the city the population is spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $38,641, and the median income for a family is $50,000. Males have a median income of $36,125 versus $26,615 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,075. 9.8% of the population and 8.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.7% are under the age of 18 and 11.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chandler, Texas."
Synonyms: ChandlerSynonyms: Raymond Chandler (n), Raymond Thornton Chandler (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Merchant | Noun: merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman; changer; regrater; shopkeeper, shopman; tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Chandler |
| English words defined with "Chandler": Chandlerly ♦ Marlowe ♦ Philip Marlowe ♦ Ship chandlery ♦ Tallow chandlery. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Chandler": Chandlerly. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | With no magic, no special powers, forbidden from intimate contact, unrecognizable to those from their past lives, Chandler Smythe and Henry McNeil now fight to save lost souls against the minions of darkness (G vs E; writing credit: David Burris; Janice Engel) Chandler is a girl (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Chandler (1971) Die Nacht mit Chandler (1979) | |
Song Titles | Duke of Earl (performing artist: Gene Chandler) Groovy Situation (performing artist: Gene Chandler) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Chandler strawberries. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Ken Hammond.. |  | Caption: Letter to Mr. Chandler from Edison Saying, "We Now Have the Phonoplex Perfect"; West Orange, NJ; February 15, 1892; {14.001/106} (jpg). |
 | Prof. Chas. F. Chandler. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [H. Chandler Elliott]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Halftone reproduction of a photograph of the members of the ship's band during her 1904-1905 cruise. Those present include (in order by rank, not as seen in the photo): Bandmaster Fred Hupe, Conductor; Bandmaster Bernard L. Reilly; First Musician Roy D. Crider; Musicians First Class Harry C. Arnold, Alonzo E. Buteau, Arnie B. Chandler, Joseph J. Quinn, William L. Waite, and William J. Young; Musicians Second Class Nathaniel Fichtelberg, Calvin W. Hake, Avery J. Hilton, James G. Robinson, Harry J. Smith, James G. Willson and John D. Winters. Credit: NAVY. |  | Colored print after a painting by Howard Chandler Christy, March 1898, copyright 1898 by P.F. Collier. Ship in the left background is USS New York. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Uniforms of the American Women's Voluntary Services, modeled by, from left to right: Leila Ernst, Betty Middendaf, Eleanor Chandler, Eve Whitney, Dorothy Temple, and B.J. Graham. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Chandler Building, Dartmouth College. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hon. Zachariah Chandler of Mich. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Joel Chandler Harris, three-quarter-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Joel Chandler Harris | Watch out when you're getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain't in luck. |
Thomas Chandler Haliburton | The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. |
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| "Chandler" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 74.05% of the time. "Chandler" is used about 158 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 74.05% | 117 | 29,823 |
| Noun (singular) | 25.95% | 41 | 53,521 |
| Total | 100.00% | 158 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Chandler" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Chandler | Last name | 34,000 | 322 |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Chandler (U.S.A.), Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Chandler, AZ (city, FIPS 12000) 2. Chandler, IN (town, FIPS 12034) 3. Chandler, MN (city, FIPS 10900) 4. Chandler, OK (city, FIPS 13500) 5. Chandler, TX (town, FIPS 14224) |
Expressions using "Chandler": Raymond Chandler ♦ Raymond Thornton Chandler ♦ ship chandler ♦ ship's chandler ♦ Tallow chandler ♦ wax chandler. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Chandler": chandler-scripted. | |
Ending with "Chandler": corn-chandler, Mayo-chandler, wax-chandler. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Chandler"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Tregtar Artikujsh Ushqimore, Shitës Llambadarësh, Prodhues Llambadarësh. (various references) | |
Arabic | الشماع. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Бакалин. (various references) | |
Chinese | 杂货商. (various references) | |
Czech | Svíèkář. (various references) | |
Danish | Chandler's metode (Chandler method), chandlerbevægelsen (chandler wobble), skibshandler (ship chandler), kornhandler (corn chandler, corn merchant, grain dealer). (various references) | |
Dutch | Chandleroscillatie (Chandler wobble), shiphandler (ship chandler), scheepsbevoorrader (ship chandler), oscillatie van Chandler (Chandler wobble), graanhandelaar (corn chandler, corn merchant, grain dealer). (various references) | |
Finnish | viljakauppias (corn chandler, corn merchant, grain dealer). (various references) | |
French | Shipchandler, Marchand De Fournitures Pour Bateaux. (various references) | |
German | Krämer (grocer, grocers, huckster, monger, small shopkeeper). (various references) | |
Greek | έμποροσ (dealer, merchandiser, merchant, monger, trader), ίηροπώλησ, ίηροποιόσ, Ψιλικατζήσ, αντοπώλησ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szatócs (grocer), szállító (carrier, caterer, contractor, dealer, deliverer, hauler, haulier, purveyor, remover, shipper, supplier), Kereskedõ (dealer, merchant, monger, salesman, trader, tradesman, trafficker, vendor), kereskedő (dealer, merchant, monger, to be in business, to be in trade, trader), gyertyamártó, gyertyakészítő, gyertyagyáros, fűszeres (figs, grocer, seasoned, spicy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | penjual lilin. (various references) | |
Italian | Candelaio, Negoziante (dealer, draper, merchant, salesman, shopkeeper, storekipper, tradesman, tradeswoman), Droghiere (grocer). (various references) | |
Korean | 잡"상. (various references) | |
Manx | cainleyder. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andlerchay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sabões, merceeiro (grocer), mercador (dealer, merchant, tradesman), fabricante (fabricant, fabricator, maker, manufacturer, producer, production), óleos. (various references) | |
Romanian | Negustor De Mãrunţişuri (haberdasher, Mercer, pedlar), Luminãtor (lamp, lampad, light, luminary, orb). (various references) | |
Russian | оптовик (wholesaler), Торговец Свечами, Свечной Фабрикант. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | svećar (chandlemaker). (various references) | |
Spanish | cerero, Velero (sail, sailboat, sailer, sailing boat, sailing ship, sailmaker, yacht). (various references) | |
Swedish | Ljustillverkare, Ljusförsäljare, Handlande (acting, dealer, trafficker), Hökare. (various references) | |
Turkish | Mumcu, Mum Yapımcısı, Mum Satan Kimse, Belirli Türde Mal Veya Malzeme Satan Kimse. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Крамар, Торговець Свічками, "рібний Торговець, Бакалійник, Свічковий Фабрикант. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | x bông, người l m nến. (various references) | |
Welsh | canhwyllwr. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Chandler": chandleries, chandlers, chandlery. (additional references) | |
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"Chandler" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Candiloro, chandaler, chandel, Chander, chanderel, chandlier, Cheandearg, Chunder, Kandalar, Khandker, kranzler, Schaedler, Schundler, shindler. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Chandler" (pronounced kha"ndler) |
| 5 | -a" n d l er | handler, landler. |
| 4 | -n d l er | panhandler. |
| 3 | -d l er | medlar, peddler, Riddler, toddler. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-h-l-n-r" | |
-1 letter: candler, charnel, endarch, handler, ranched. | |
-2 letters: arched, candle, cedarn, chared, cradle, craned, credal, dancer, darnel, drench, echard, handle, harden, herald, lanced, lancer, lander, nacred, reclad. | |
-3 letters: ached, acned, acred, alder, arced, cadre, caned, caner, cared, carle, cedar, chard, chare, chela, clade, clean, clear, crane, dance, decal, denar, eland, haled, haler, hance, hared, heard. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-h-l-n-r" | |
+1 letter: chandlers, chandlery, chlordane. | |
+2 letters: chandelier, chlordanes, relaunched. | |
+3 letters: blackhander, chandeliers, chandleries, chlorinated, rechanneled, thunderclap. | |
+4 letters: blackhanders, candleholder, chandeliered, cheerleading, childbearing, dechlorinate, endochondral, endotracheal, perichondral, rechallenged, rechannelled, stickhandler, thunderclaps. | |
+5 letters: brainchildren, candleholders, candlelighter, cephaloridine, childbearings, dechlorinated, dechlorinates, grandchildren, multibranched, stickhandlers, unchlorinated. | |
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