Noun
A compounder.
One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn 1795, a Parisian chef and confectioner named Nicolas Appert began experimenting with ways to preserve foodstuffs, succeeding with soups, vegetables, juices, dairy products, jellies, jams, and syrups. Source: Internet
Orion, Korea's leading confectioner, announced a plan to invest 300 billion won over the next five years to launch into the beverage business. Source: Internet
He married his wife, Jasmat DeSilva, and raised six children while learning various trades and became a master confectioner. Source: Internet
The original owners of the facility, the Strehlow family, partnered with a local confectioner to create tastes unique to Neptune Beach. Source: Internet
Specifically, the dish is claimed to have first been created by a confectioner named Roberto Linguanotto, owner of "Le Beccherie" and his apprentice, Francesca Valori, whose maiden name was Tiramisu. Source: Internet