CORN-CHANDLER, noun [Chandler, a dealer in candles, is supposed to be from the French chandelier; but what has this word to do with corn and ship, in corn-chandler and ship-chandler? In these words, chandler seems to be a corruption of the Teutonic handler, a trader.] A dealer in corn.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.