adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈt͡ʃɔk.lɪt.i.ɚ/
General-American:/-lət-/
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cot-caught-merger:/ˈt͡ʃɑk.lɪt.i.ɚ/
cot-caught-merger:/-lət-/
General-American:/ˌt͡ʃɔk(ə)ləˈtɪɹ/
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cot-caught-merger:/ˌt͡ʃɑk(ə)ləˈtɪɹ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of chocolaty: more chocolaty
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
comparative form of chocolatey: more chocolatey
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A producer of chocolate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The chocolatier's gorgeous creations wooed the surrounding neighbourhood.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French chocolat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French chocolatierbor. English chocolatier Borrowed from French chocolatier.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
chicolateru
— producer of chocolate
Catalan:
xocolater
— producer of chocolate
Chinese Mandarin:
巧克力商
(qiǎokèlìshāng)
— producer of chocolate
Dutch:
chocolatier
— producer of chocolate
Finnish:
suklaamestari
— producer of chocolate
French:
chocolatier
— producer of chocolate
Galician:
chocolateiro
— producer of chocolate
German:
Chocolatier
— producer of chocolate
German:
Chocolatiere
— producer of chocolate
Hiligaynon:
manugtsokolate
— producer of chocolate
Hungarian:
csokoládékészítő
— producer of chocolate
Hungarian:
csokoládémester
— producer of chocolate
Ido:
chokoladifisto
— producer of chocolate
Ido:
chokoladisto
— producer of chocolate
Ido:
chokolad-vendisto
— producer of chocolate
Irish:
déantóir seacláide
— producer of chocolate
Italian:
cioccolatiere
— producer of chocolate
Japanese:
ショコラティエ
(shokoratie)
— producer of chocolate
Manx:
fer-kiaddee shocklaid
— producer of chocolate
Manx:
shocklaidagh
— producer of chocolate
Occitan:
chocolatièr
— producer of chocolate
Occitan:
chocolatièra
— producer of chocolate
Polish:
czekoladnik
— producer of chocolate
Polish:
czekoladniczka
— producer of chocolate
Portuguese:
chocolateiro
— producer of chocolate
Romanian:
ciocolatier
— producer of chocolate
Russian:
шоколатье́
(šokolatʹjé)
— producer of chocolate
Spanish:
chocolatero
— producer of chocolate
Turkish:
çikolatacı
— producer of chocolate
Ukrainian:
шокола́дник
(šokoládnyk)
— producer of chocolate
Ukrainian:
шокола́дниця
(šokoládnycja)
— producer of chocolate
