CONFECTIONER

confectioner, candymaker

(noun) someone who makes candies and other sweets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

confectioner (plural confectioners)

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*fec"tion*er, n.

1. A compounder. [Obs.] Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.

2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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