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.
Browse dictionary entries near confectioner
- ‹ confectionary
- ‹ confection
- ‹ confect
- ‹ confarreation
- ‹ confabulate
- ‹ confab
- ‹ conf
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- ‹ coney
- ‹ Conestoga wagon

