candyman

See also: candy-man and candy man

English

Etymology

From candy +‎ -man.

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Noun

candyman (plural candymen)

  1. A male confectioner.
    • 1989, Laurie Fullerton, Tony Wheeler, North-East Asia on a Shoestring:
      Near the entrance is a candyman who makes butterflies, birds and fish from melted sugar.
  2. (slang) A male drug dealer.
    • 1987, Marc Olden, Gaijin:
      He was on the payroll as Marvin Movie Star's candyman, his drug connection.
    • 2002, Elizabeth George, A Traitor to Memory:
      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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