candler

/ˈkændlər/
noun
  1. A person who makes or sells candles.
    • The candler showed us how to add scents to the melted wax.
    • The candler at the market hand-dips each candle in wax.
    • My great-grandfather was a candler who supplied candles to the whole town.
  2. A person who inspects eggs by holding them up to a light (candling) to check for quality or fertility.
    • A skilled candler can spot a bad egg just by looking at it against the light.
    • The candler examined each egg carefully before packing it for sale.
    • The farm hired a candler to sort the eggs before shipping.
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