candy man
3
3.2
- noun
- /ˈkændi mæn/
- US
:
vendedor de dulces
- Whenever I see the candy man, I ask him for my favorite chocolate.
Examples
-
It's the candy man.
-
Get me one of those, candy man.
-
I have to check up on the candy man.
-
What's up, candy man?
-
He’s the candy man.
Blog text (17) -
The candy man sells all kinds of sweets that children love.
-
The candy man always brings a smile to the kids in the neighborhood.
Synonyms
8
4.1
A person or company that makes and sells sweets like chocolate and candy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a man who sells candy' is directly and compositionally derivable from combining 'candy' (sugary food) with 'man' (adult male) as a noun-noun compound. This follows a common, literal compounding pattern found across languages and may carry an affectionate nuance but remains immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Candy man comes from the simple picture of a man carrying a cart or box full of candy and calling children to buy sweets. So today candy man means 'a man who sells candy', often used 'affectionately'.