Usage Note
Pâtissier is the professional who makes and sells fine pastries, cakes, and desserts — a key figure in French culinary culture alongside the boulanger (baker). The feminine is pâtissière. The shop is called a pâtisserie. A pâtissier-chocolatier also works with chocolate, and the compound trade is common.
Examples
"Le pâtissier prépare des éclairs chaque matin."
Natural Translation
The pastry chef prepares éclairs every morning.
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