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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of chocolatier

From French; see origin at chocolate, -ier 2

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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

Living on bread, butter and fruit, she became a stagier or unpaid apprentice at the bakery of Gerard Mulot, a master pâtissier, boulanger and chocolatier.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

Terry Collins, who made the egg with fellow chocolatier Dawn Jenks, said nobody "gets to eat the egg unfortunately".

From BBC Apr. 7, 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

Cadbury, along with other chocolatiers, was commissioned by Queen Victoria to produce thousands of tins of chocolate for British soldiers fighting in South Africa.

From BBC May 12, 2026

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

Earnings results suggest some chocolatiers are facing heavy losses if cocoa prices don’t recover.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Then there are chocolatiers, who specialize in unique chocolate confections, often created from high-end bars.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2025

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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