sweet-shop

American  

[sweet-shop] / ˈswitˌʃɒp /

noun

British.

1. a store that sells candy.

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sweet shop British  

noun

1. a shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets

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Etymology

Origin of sweet-shop

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The complex plot and wide-ranging cast expand to include the owner of the foster home, an antsy operator of a child-placement agency, a sketchy ex-cop, a couple of iron-willed nuns, a charismatic protector of street kids, a mentally challenged restaurant employee, a sweet-shop owner, an ex-convict or two, and members of the Chicago Police Department.

From Washington Post

Das sweet-shop wears a bejewelled turban, as if it were a human head.

From Economist

At first the music seemed insubstantial compared to his operas — unsurprisingly, given the work’s frothy sweet-shop subject matter.

From New York Times

While Dahl went on to become a world-renowned children's author, the sweet-shop owner of his childhood remained in his home-town becoming more and more reclusive.

From BBC

Dahl and his friends played a trick on the sweet-shop owner by putting a dead mouse in a gobstopper jar so "when she puts her dirty hand in to grab a handful, she'll grab a stinky dead mouse instead".

From BBC