confectioner

[ kuhn-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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Origin of confectioner

First recorded in 1585–95; confection + -er¹

Words nearby confectioner

confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery, confed., confederacy, confederal

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How to use confectioner in a sentence

Mother’s Day became an official holiday in 1914, and florists, greeting-card companies and confectioners quickly seized the commercial opportunity.
Too Many Moms Can't Afford Diapers for Their Kids. On Mother's Day, We Must Remember Their Need|Jennifer Randles|May 6, 2021|Time
Although it’s a common commodity, the best chocolate doesn’t just taste better, it’s better for growers, roasters, producers, confectioners and the planet.
This Valentine’s Day, reach for a better box of chocolates|Daniela Galarza|January 31, 2021|Washington Post
The confectioner also suggests to cut a chocolate piece in half and let it melt in the mouth to allow time for the flavors to develop.
Gift Guide: Comfort food for your loved ones this year|Rachel King|November 1, 2020|Fortune
She stopped at a confectioner's and ordered a huge box of bonbons for the children in Iberville.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

Needless to add that this is ambitious confectioner's verse, intentionally nonsensical.
Cyrano de Bergerac|Edmond Rostand
All over London there are coffee-houses, tobacco-shops, and confectioner-looking shops, whose real use is to be haunts of vice.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
Add nuts and cherries cut in small pieces and spread half an inch thick on a pan or slab sprinkled with confectioner's sugar.
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl|Amy L. Waterman
Upon removing from the oven, brush with confectioner's sugar moistened with enough water to allow it to spread.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for confectioner

confectioner

/ (kənˈfɛkʃənə) /

noun

a person who makes or sells sweets or confections

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