CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER noun One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, etc. [The latter word is most generally used.] CONFECTIONARY, noun 1. A place for sweetmeats; a place where sweetmeats and similar things are made of sold. 2. Sweetmeats in general; things prepared or sold by a CONFECTIONER
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