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candyman

noun

Etymology

From candy + -man.

  1. derived from *kaṇṭu✻
  2. derived from खण्ड — “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”
  3. derived from کند
  4. derived from قَنْد — “rock candy”
  5. derived from سُكَّر قَنْدِي
  6. derived from sucre candi
  7. derived from sugre candy
  8. suffixed as candyman — “candy + man”

Definitions

  1. A male confectioner.

    • Near the entrance is a candyman who makes butterflies, birds and fish from melted sugar.

  2. A male drug dealer.

    • He was on the payroll as Marvin Movie Star's candyman, his drug connection.
    • This bloke looked just like a candyman with his expensive togs and the glitter of a gold watch in the lights from the car park.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA