confectioner

/kən'fekʃənə/

Thân thiện

A confectioner decorates a large chocolate cake with colorful frosting.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who makes or sells candies and other sweets professionally: A confectioner is someone whose occupation involves the creation, preparation, or sale of confectionery items such as candies, chocolates, pastries, and other sweet foods.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The local confectioner is famous for her handmade chocolates.
  • He trained as a confectioner and now owns a successful sweet shop.

Advanced Usage

• "Confectioner's sugar": A very finely ground sugar used in icings and frostings. This term derives from its common use by confectioners.
  • The recipe calls for confectioner's sugar to make the glaze smooth.

Variants and Related Words

• Confectionery (n):
  • The art or business of a confectioner.

    • She studied the art of confectionery.
  • Sweet foods collectively, especially candies and chocolates.

    • The store sells a wide variety of confectionery.
• Confection (n): An elaborate sweet dish or a delicacy, such as a candy or pastry.
  • The dessert was a beautiful confection of meringue and cream.

Synonyms

• Candy maker
• Pastry chef (specifically for baked sweets)
• Chocolatier (specifically for chocolate)

Related Phrases

• Confectioner's glaze: A shiny, protective coating often used on candies and pills.
  • The jelly beans have a shiny finish from the confectioner's glaze.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who makes candies and other sweets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• candymaker