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candyman (複数形 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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candy man (複数形 candy men)

1. (chiefly US, euphemistic, slang) A drug dealer.
   • 2015, John Holt, chapter 6, in The Candy Man, page 33:

     “So your friend was into drugs, is that what you’re saying. He’s a Candy Man. That’s some friend to have, I don’t think.” She looked puzzled. “Candy Man,” she repeated. “I don’t understand.” A Candy Man is a slang term for a drug dealer,” I explained.

2. (dated) A person who sells sweets, especially a sidewalk or street vendor.
   • 1859, T. S. Arthur, chapter 18, in Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper:

     "There comes the candy-man!" exclaimed a little fellow, pressing up to the side of the lady. "Quick, ma! Here, candy-man!" calling after an old man with a tin cylinder under his arm.

参照

• candy man at OneLook Dictionary Search