confectioner
confectioner noun: a manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).
Noun
confectioner (plural confectioners)
- A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).
- Synonyms:
- confectionist
confectioner meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
confectioner in Tamil
- இனிப்பு, பலகாரக்காரர்
confectioner in Urdu
- حلوائی
confectioner in Bengali
- manufacturer of or dealer in confections
- হালুইকর haluikor
confectioner in Punjabi
- confectioner
- ਹਲਵਾਈ halvāī
More languagesFewer languages
- confectioner in Arabic
- حَلْوَانِيّ ḥalwāniyy
- confectioner in Persian
- قَنَّاد qannâd
Synonyms of confectioner
Forms of confectioner
| plural | confectioners |
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Origin of confectioner
From confection (verb) + -er.
Words formed from confectioner
Questions about confectioner
- What does confectioner mean?
- Confectioner means a manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).
- What is confectioner in Tamil?
- Confectioner in Tamil is இனிப்பு, பலகாரக்காரர். See Confectioner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is confectioner?
- Confectioner is a noun.
- What is the plural of confectioner?
- The plural of confectioner is confectioners.
Words near confectioner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: confectioner (page history and authors); confectioner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confectioner (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹਲਵਾਈ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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