candyman

From candy + -man.

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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.