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choc·o·la·tier

(chô′kə-lĭ-tîr′, chôk′lĭ-tîr′, chŏk′-)

1. One who makes or sells chocolate.

2. A place where chocolate is made or sold.

[French, from chocolat, chocolate, from Spanish chocolate; see chocolate.]

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chocolatier

(ˌtʃɒkəˈlætɪə; French ʃɔkɔlatje)

(Cookery) a person or company that makes or sells chocolate

[French]

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cho•co•la•tier

(ˌtʃɔ kə ləˈtɪər, ˌtʃɒk ə-, ˌtʃɔk lə-, ˌtʃɒk-; Fr. ʃɔ kɔ laˈtyeɪ)

n., pl. -tiers (-ˈtɪərz; Fr. -ˈtyeɪ)

a person or firm that makes and sells chocolate candy.

[< French; see chocolate, -ier²]

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