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chocolatier

chocolatier

4 4.8
A person or shop that makes and sells chocolate treats
  • noun
  • /ˌʃoʊkəˈtɪr/
translation icon : chocolatero
  • And in this setting, the involvement of the local chocolatiers hasn't been trivial.
  • pastry chef and chocolatier
  • chef and chocolatier
  • chocolatier chocolate

Examples

  • Along with its famous medieval architecture and canals, it is also a chocolate hotspot with an incredible number of chocolatiers and shops, a nirvana for lovers of chocolate.

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  • Kate and her husband Steve own a cafe on Isle au Haut, and she is the author of Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier.

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  • A dream to be the biggest chocolatier in the world.

  • No son of mine is going to be a chocolatier.

  • A chocolatier has to run free and solo.

  • One chocolatier moved on for the usual fee.

  • You are quite a gifted chocolatier.

  • Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, and it's the biggest day of the year for a chocolatier.

  • Hershey claims that it's the largest chocolatier in North America, with over $6 billion in annual revenues and over 80 brands including Reese's, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher, and Ice Breakers.

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  • Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, and it's the biggest day of the year for a chocolatier.

Synonyms

confectioner
vschocolatier
8 4.1

A person or company that makes and sells sweets like chocolate and candy

focuses specifically on making and selling chocolate products
candymaker
vschocolatier
  • US
3.4

A person who makes sweets such as chocolate and lollipops

is a professional business rather than a hobby

How Skilled

chocolatier
4 4.8
confectioner
8 4.1
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

chocolatier singular
chocolatiers plural

Morphology

chocolatier = chocolate (transparent) = chocolate + ier

Formed from 'chocolate' plus the agentive suffix '-ier', so learners who know 'chocolate' can infer a person associated with making or selling it.

Etymology

The word chocolatier comes from French chocolat ('chocolate') plus the ending -ier meaning 'one who makes or sells'. You can see chocolat in the English word chocolate, so a chocolatier is simply a person or shop that makes and sells chocolate.