con·fec·tion·er

[kuhn-fek-shuh-ner]
noun
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.

Origin:
1585–95; confection + -er1

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confectioner (kənˈfɛkʃənə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who makes or sells sweets or confections

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Confectioner is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
If you're making whipped cream from scratch, mix confectioner's sugar with your
  cream and vanilla extract instead of sugar.
And there was one of them turned out of a confectioner's shop the other day.
Stir in confectioner's sugar and cool until thick enough to spread.
After they cool cut them up, stack them on a plate and sprinkle them with
  confectioner's sugar.
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