chocolatier

[ chaw-kuh-luh-teer, chok-uh-luh-, chawk-luh-, chok-luh-; French shaw-kaw-la-tyey ]
/ ˌtʃɔ kə ləˈtɪər, ˌtʃɒk ə lə-, ˌtʃɔk lə-, ˌtʃɒk lə-; French ʃɔ kɔ laˈtyeɪ /

noun, plural cho·co·la·tiers [chaw-kuh-luh-teerz, chok-uh-luh-, chawk-luh-, chok-luh-; French shaw-kaw-la-tyey] /ˌtʃɔ kə ləˈtɪərz, ˌtʃɒk ə lə-, ˌtʃɔk lə-, ˌtʃɒk lə-; French ʃɔ kɔ laˈtyeɪ/.

a person or firm that makes and sells chocolate candy.

Origin of chocolatier

From French; see origin at chocolate, -ier2

Words nearby chocolatier

chocolate cyst, chocolate milk, chocolate soldier, chocolate tree, chocolate-box, chocolatier, choctaw, choctawhatchee, chog, chogyal, choice

Example sentences from the Web for chocolatier

  • Jacques is the only New York City chocolatier who creates not only his own candy, but his own chocolate from the beans.

    Fresh Picks |Jacques Torres |February 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • Sir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury, CEO and chairman of the chocolatier, agreed to chair it.

    How Boards Are Destroying Corporations |David Zweig, John Gillespie |January 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for chocolatier

chocolatier
/ (ˌtʃɒkəˈlætɪə, French ʃɔkɔlatje) /

noun

a person or company that makes or sells chocolate

Word Origin for chocolatier

French