confectioner

UK: kənˈfɛkʃ(ə)nə | US: kənˈfɛkʃənər

Definition

  1. n. a person or company that makes or sells sweets, candies, or other confections

Structure
confect <prepare/make>ion <noun suffix>er <agent suffix>
Etymology

confectioner = confect<prepare/make> + ion<noun suffix> + er<agent suffix>

  • confect (from Latin confectus, past participle of conficere "to prepare, make")
  • ion (noun-forming suffix indicating action or result)
  • er (agent suffix denoting a person who performs an action)

Etymology Origin:
The word traces back to Latin conficere ("to put together, prepare"), combining con- (together) + facere (to make). Over time, confect evolved to specifically mean "to prepare sweets or delicacies." The suffix -ion nominalized the action, and -er designated the profession. Thus, a confectioner is literally "one who prepares/makes confections."

Examples

  1. The local confectioner is famous for handmade chocolates.

  2. She apprenticed with a master confectioner to learn candy-making techniques.

  3. The confectioner displayed colorful macarons in the shop window.

  4. His dream was to become a confectioner and open a dessert café.

  5. The 18th-century confectioner used sugar molds to create elaborate sweets.