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confectioner Definition

con·fec·tioner (-ər)

noun

a person whose work or business is making or selling confectionery

confectioner Usage Examples

Possessives

  • sugar: Remove to racks and cool for 10 minutes, then dip quickly into orange flower water and roll in confectioners ' sugar.
  • shop: I needed a confectioner's shop which sold iced birthday cakes.
  • assistant: Her five sons ( two of them " confectioner's assistants " ) live with her, and they have one house servant.

Adjective modifier

  • wholesale: She was born in London, the daughter of an Italian wholesale confectioner.
  • big: Coupled with imaginative sales promotion and some amazing window displays it helped the Company to become Europe's biggest confectioner.
  • local: Eventually she discovers that real Easter eggs come from broody hen, Mavis, rather than the local confectioner.
  • several: There are several confectioners in Isle Of Man where you can go shopping, and popular bargains include local fudge.

Modifies a noun

  • sugar: Spread the glaze evenly over the top of the cake, using a metal spatula Dust the top with confectioners sugar.
  • shop: The original confectioners shop is situated in Victoria on Vancouver Island.

Noun used with modifier

specialist: The cake is usually supplied by a specialist confectioner.