Definition
Plural of confectioner; people who make or sell candies and sweet confections.
Etymology
Simple plural form of confectioner, maintaining the same etymological roots from Latin confectio through Old French confectionner.
Kelly Says
Guild confectioners in medieval Europe had to complete multi-year apprenticeships and create masterpieces to prove their skill—their status was comparable to jewelers because sweets were expensive, precious, and required genuine artistry.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንሰብ ሰራተኛ
in-seb se-ra-te-nya
ARالعربية
صانعو الحلويات
ṣāniʿū al-ḥullāwīāt
BNবাংলা
মিষ্টিের দোকান
mis-ti-er do-kan
CACatalà
pastissers
pa-tis-sers
CSČeština
cukráři
tsook-ra-ri
DADansk
konditorer
kon-di-to-rer
DEDeutsch
Confiseure
kon-fē-zür
ELΕλληνικά
Ζαχαροπλάστες
zah-ha-ro-pla-stees
ESEspañol
confiterías
kon-fee-teh-ree-ahs
FISuomi
konditoria
kon-di-to-ree-ah
FRFrançais
confiseurs
kon-fē-zür
GUGU
શુગરવાળા
shoo-gar-va-la
HAHA
ma'alamin
ma-a-la-min
HEעברית
מאפיינים
ma-a-fein-im
HIहिन्दी
मिठाईवाले
mithai-wa-le
HUMagyar
süteménykészítők
soo-teh-men-y-kesh-ee-to-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembuat kue
pembuat kue
IGIG
onye na-eme ihe nri
oh-nye na-e-me i-he n-ri
ITItaliano
confettieri
kon-fɛt-tee-ree
JA日本語
菓子職人
wagashi-shokunin
KMKM
ប្លន់ ផ្លូវ
blon phlov
MRMR
मिठाईवाले
mithai-wa-le
MSBahasa Melayu
tukang kek
too-kang kek
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းကောင်း
ka-ung ka-ung
NLNederlands
bakkers
bak-kers
NONorsk
konditorer
kon-di-to-rer
PAPA
ਮਠਿਆਈwale
math-ia-ai-wala
PLPolski
cukiernicy
tsook-ee-er-ni-cy
PTPortuguês
confeccionários
kon-fɛk-shõ-a-ˈɾia-ɾus
RORomână
confetărie
kon-fet-a-ree-ah
RUРусский
кондите́ры
kon-di-te-ry
SVSvenska
konditorer
kon-di-to-rer
SWKiswahili
mtengenezaji wa kek
mten-ge-ne-za-ji wa kek
TAதமிழ்
சர்க்கரைக்கடை
sar-ka-rai-ka-dai
TEతెలుగు
స్వీట్స్ దుకాణం
swee-ts du-ka-nam
THไทย
ช่างทำขนม
chaang tam khon
TLTL
manggagawa sa kakanin
man-gag-ga-wa sa ka-ka-nin
TRTürkçe
şekerciler
she-ker-chi-ler
UKУкраїнська
кондите́ри
kon-di-te-ry
VITiếng Việt
người làm bánh
người làm bánh
ZUZU
umqombothi
oom-qo-moth-i
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of confectioner—same historical erasure issue. Guild records, trade directories, and professional histories documented confectioners; women's confectionery work was often domestic and thus invisible.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'confectioners' inclusively. When citing historical records, note if women confectioners are absent from documentation—absence of record is not absence of work.
Empowerment Note
Oral history and household account books reveal women confectioners; digital humanities projects are now making this hidden labor visible by cross-referencing probate records and recipe manuscripts signed by women.