chocolatier

noun

choc·​o·​la·​tier ˌchä-k(ə-)lə-ˈtir How to pronounce chocolatier (audio) ˌchȯ- How to pronounce chocolatier (audio)
: a maker or seller of chocolate candy

Examples of chocolatier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of several films released over the holiday 2023 season whose distributor oddly downplayed its status as a musical, Paul King’s origin story about the mischievous chocolatier starring Timothy Chalamet comes home on multiple formats. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024 The website for Willy’s Chocolate Experience promised a world of pure imagination: an immersive children’s event with attractions to rival even the creations of Willy Wonka, the fictional chocolatier. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 The fantasy musical, an origin story about the fictional chocolatier Willy Wonka, has become a financial success thanks to its impressive staying power. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Feb. 2024 Elsewhere, Timothée Chalamet's eccentric chocolatier, Wonka continues to make the big bucks. Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024 Weekend ticket sales lifted the total domestic haul of the prequel about Roald Dahl's mysterious chocolatier to $164.7 million. Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Jan. 2024 The chocolatier is maneuvering to keep from raising prices too much. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024 The Sacramento region is dotted with chocolatiers, people who run chocolate shops beloved by their neighbors but sometimes slept-on by the greater populous. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024 In fact, the first ever issue of Fortune, published in February 1930, featured an article about the then-emerging trend, popular among early 20th-century titans of industry—chocolatiers, penmakers, and hoteliers—who lived there in luxury and by their own rules. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

French, from chocolat chocolate

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chocolatier was in 1888

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“Chocolatier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chocolatier. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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