confectioner
Americannoun
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confectioners
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of confectioner
First recorded in 1585–95; confection + -er 1
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Pumpkin cake layered with a tart cream-cheese ganache, dipped in white chocolate and painted in orange sugar, from a celebrated confectioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
Men from the ages 18-24 were dressed like Chalamet's most iconic roles, ranging from the savior Paul Atreides from the "Dune" movies or the flamboyant confectioner from "Wonka."
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Chalamet, 27, is the third Hollywood actor to step into the shoes of the famous confectioner.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
“Wonka” director Paul King revealed this week in an interview with Rolling Stone that the 27-year-old actor was his first choice to play the eccentric confectioner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Mr. Anderson’s secretary held open the door and Bessie hustled the children out to the confectioner.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Confectionery historian Alex Hutchinson said many confectioners were lowering the amount of cocoa ingredients in their chocolate in favour of cheaper alternatives.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
“The confectioners and the food industry know the review process at the FDA is broken. They have been hiding behind it for decades. We shouldn’t let them hide behind it anymore,” Faber said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Back in Syria, Mr. Hadhad’s father, Isam, had founded a confectioners in Damascus that eventually employed hundreds of people and shipped its chocolates throughout the Middle East.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
There they were first in nearby Ballater — the butchers and confectioners and fishermen who knew her as their neighbor.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2022
On taxi rides through the city, going to visit the various homes of his relatives, his father had pointed out the name elsewhere, on the awnings of confectioners, and stationers, and opticians.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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