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Confectioners vs Confectionery - What's the difference?

confectioners | confectionery |

As nouns the difference between confectioners and confectionery

is that confectioners is plural of lang=en while confectionery is foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

confectioners

English

Noun

(head)

    • confectionery

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Foodstuffs]] that taste very sweet, taken as a group; [[candy, candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
  • (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
  • A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

    • Synonyms

    * candy (US), sweets (UK) * (business of manufacturing confectionery) sweet-making, sweet manufacture * (shop where confectionary is sold) confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

    Related terms

    * confect * confection * confectionary * confectioner