noun
- a person who makes or sells candy
Usage: informal; often used in children's contexts or nostalgic references
Examples
- The candyman at the fair made fresh taffy throughout the day.
- Children gathered around the candyman's cart to buy lollipops.
- My grandfather was a candyman who owned a small shop downtown.
- The candyman displayed colorful sweets in the window.
- She dreamed of becoming a candyman and opening her own confectionery.