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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

During the Gold Rush of the mid-1850s, Etienne Guittard, a French chocolatier, sailed to California like many others, hoping to strike it rich.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

It wasn’t until the 1860s when chocolate became synonymous with Valentine’s Day thanks to one British chocolatier.

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

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