candiern.
/ˈkandɪə/, U.S. /ˈkændiər/ rare.
A person who candies edible plants, fruits, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > confectioner
confectioner1591
comfit-maker1594
candier1598
confectionary1605
confectioness1640
dulciary1657
peel-maker1844
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Zuccheraio, a sugar-maker, a comfet-maker, a preseruer, a candier.
1955 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 27 155/2 Those classified as skilled workers included: shoemakers..mosaic-makers, tobacco workers, cooks, butchers, millers, fruit candiers, bakery workers [etc.].
2006 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 5 July b1 The dressing has seven ingredients, the candied pecans have five, and I have to be the candier!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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