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confectioner

[ kuh n-fek-shuh-ner ]
/ kənˈfɛk ʃə nər /
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noun

a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.

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Nearby words

  1. confabulation,
  2. confarreation,
  3. confect,
  4. confection,
  5. confectionary,
  6. confectioners' sugar,
  7. confectionery,
  8. confed.,
  9. confederacy,
  10. confederal

Origin of confectioner

First recorded in 1585–95; confection + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for confectioner

confectioner

/ (kənˈfɛkʃənə) /

noun

a person who makes or sells sweets or confections
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Word Origin and History for confectioner

confectioner

n.

1590s, agent noun from confection.

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