Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "candlemaker" mutum ne ko kamfani mai yin kyandir. Wannan yawanci ya haɗa da narkewar kakin zuma, zuba shi a cikin gyare-gyare ko kwantena, da ƙara wicks ko wasu kayan ado don ƙirƙirar kyandirori masu ƙare. Masu yin kyandir na iya amfani da abubuwa iri-iri, kamar su ƙudan zuma, kakin zuma, ko waken soya, kuma suna iya samar da kyandir a cikin kewayon siffofi, girma, da ƙamshi. Sana'ar yin kyandir an yi ta shekaru aru-aru kuma ta kasance abin sha'awa da masana'antu a yau.