Home › Words › C › confectionerconfectionerconfectioner means A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).EtymologyFrom confection (verb) + -er.nounA manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.confectionist 86% match — A confectioner. vs confectioner →confectioneress 83% match — A female confectioner. vs confectioner →confiseur 80% match — A French confectioner. vs confectioner →sweetmaker 77% match — A manufacturer of confectionery. vs confectioner →confection 76% match — A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. vs confectioner →confectionary 74% match — Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. vs confectioner →confectory 74% match — Relating to the art of making confectionery. vs confectioner →confectionery 72% match — Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively. vs confectioner →