confectioner
noun
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
confectioners
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pluralof confectioner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Brands including Ghost and C4 have partnered with confectioners to produce Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish and Starburst flavors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
A few other notes: Zimmern rolls his sufganiyot in granulated sugar; others prefer confectioners sugar or superfine sugar.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022
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
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
