tallow-chandler
Definition
Noun: A tallow-chandler is a person who makes or sells candles made from tallow, which is rendered animal fat (typically from beef or mutton).
Usage Examples
- (A person who produces tallow candles.)
- (A maker of tallow candles.)
Advanced Usage
- (Refers to a now-obsolete occupation.)
- (A person who continues a family trade in candle-making.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tallow (n): the hard fat from animal bodies, used in making candles, soap, and lubricants.
- The tallow was melted and poured into candle molds. (The animal fat used for candles.)
- Chandler (n): a dealer in supplies and equipment for ships; also, historically, a maker or seller of candles.
- The ship’s chandler provided ropes and sails. (A dealer in ship supplies.)
Synonyms
- Candlemaker: a person who makes candles.
- Tallow maker: a person who renders tallow and produces candles from it.
Related Idioms
- To burn the candle at both ends: to exhaust oneself by working excessively.
- The tallow-chandler burned the candle at both ends during the holiday rush. (Worked very hard, using a metaphor from candle usage.)