iceman

[ ahys-man ]

noun,plural ice·men.
  1. a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.

Origin of iceman

1
First recorded in 1835–45; ice + man

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How to use iceman in a sentence

  • The icemen were on the spot in a minute; and, when five were past, they had him out, and bore him off to the receiving-house.

    Ravenshoe | Henry Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for ice man

ice man

noun
  1. mainly US a man who sells or delivers ice

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