n. 1. A compounder. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to confectioners' uses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold. [ 1913 Webster ]