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Definitions for confectioner
kənˈfɛk ʃə nərcon·fec·tion·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. confectioner, candymakernoun

    someone who makes candies and other sweets

Wiktionary

  1. confectionernoun

    A manufacturer of or dealer in confections.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Confectionernoun

    One whose trade is to make confections or sweetmeats.

    Etymology: from confection

    Confectioners make much use of whites of eggs. Boyle.

Wikipedia

  1. confectioner

    Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories: bakers' confections and sugar confections. The occupation of confectioner encompasses the categories of cooking performed by both the French patissier (pastry chef) and the confiseur (sugar worker).Bakers' confectionery, also called flour confections, includes principally sweet pastries, cakes, and similar baked goods. Baker's confectionery excludes everyday breads, and thus is a subset of products produced by a baker. Sugar confectionery includes candies (also called sweets, short for sweetmeats, in many English-speaking countries), candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, bubble gum, pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar. In some cases, chocolate confections (confections made of chocolate) are treated as a separate category, as are sugar-free versions of sugar confections. The words candy (Canada & US), sweets (UK, Ireland, and others), and lollies (Australia and New Zealand) are common words for some of the most popular varieties of sugar confectionery. The confectionery industry also includes specialized training schools and extensive historical records. Traditional confectionery goes back to ancient times and continued to be eaten through the Middle Ages and into the modern era.

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  1. confectioner

    A confectioner is a person or business that makes or sells confectionery — sweet foods such as candies, chocolates, and pastries. They may specialise in producing a particular kind of sweet treat or offer a wide range of different confections. A confectioner may also be known as a candymaker or chocolatier, depending on their specific focus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Confectionernoun

    a compounder

  2. Confectionernoun

    one whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of confectioner in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of confectioner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of confectioner in a Sentence

  1. Anton Chekhov:

    A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty.

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