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chocolatier

American  
[chaw-kuh-luh-teer, chok-uh-luh-, chawk-luh-, chok-luh-, shaw-kaw-la-tyey] / ˌtʃɔ kə ləˈtɪər, ˌtʃɒk ə lə-, ˌtʃɔk lə-, ˌtʃɒk lə-, ʃɔ kɔ laˈtjeɪ /

noun

  • chocolatiers
    plural
  1. a person or firm that makes and sells chocolate candy.


chocolatier British  
/ ʃɔkɔlatje, ˌtʃɒkəˈlætɪə /

noun

  1. a person or company that makes or sells chocolate

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Etymology

Origin of chocolatier

From French; see origin at chocolate, -ier 2

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Some attendees said it was reminiscent of the Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow - the in-person event that went viral after customers were promised a glimpse into the world of the fictional chocolatier.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Shares were 7.8% lower after the chocolatier cut its guidance and said the war in the Middle East would likely hit tourism sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

The chocolatier said: "We're managing, but hopefully we don't have to increase again."

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

British chocolatier Richard Cadbury introduced his “fancy box” in which he packaged his company’s chocolates in heart-shaped boxes.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

It’d been so long since I’d talked to Mom that I could’ve become a world champion chocolatier and she’d never have known.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Many high-end chocolatiers and bakeries insist that Iranian and Turkish pistachios are higher quality and better suited for baking because of their oil content.

From Salon May 6, 2026

Over the past few years, higher prices have pushed chocolatiers to seek alternatives, including reformulating recipes to fill chocolate with ingredients other than cocoa, creating substitutes or developing cocoa in a lab.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Smaller shops and those specialising in one product – such as sweet shops and chocolatiers – will be exempt.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

This strait-laced hamlet of thatched roofs, wine tasting rooms and chocolatiers is obsessed with its image as a charming Danish village.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2023

But so far, U.S. vegan chocolate options have generally been limited to premium brands, like Lindt, or organic chocolatiers like Hu Kitchen.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

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