Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English candelere, equivalent to candle (noun) + -er.
A maker of candles is very properly called a candler; however, (as observed before) ch is seldom pronounced in this parish.1829, Joseph Hunter, The Hallamshire Glossary:
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin candēlabor. Old English candel Middle English candel English candle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English candler From candle (verb) + -er.
An egg candler used in a light room can be easily made […]1917 September, Popular Mechanics, page 472:
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