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 Hold off on dessert and walk about 20 minutes to check out one of the city’s best chocolatiers, Eje’s Chocolate. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 As of mid-September, the effort had launched at 99 campuses in 37 states, and had signed on additional partners in Spotify, Univision, Snap, Lime, and chocolatier Tony’s Chocolonely. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year and Charlotte has been selected as one of the finalists for Vienna’s chocolatier of the year. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024 Master chocolatier Phillip Ashley Rix can tell you. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chocolatier 

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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 21 Oct. 2024.

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