iceman

[ ahys-man ]

noun,plural ice·men.

a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.

Origin of iceman

First recorded in 1835–45; ice + man

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How to use iceman in a sentence

And at the Toronto Film Festival, Beckerman just announced the next project titled Ice Man and starring Mickey Rourke.
Qaddafi Goes to Hollywood | Roja Heydarpour | September 28, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The undertaker, the dentist, the ice-man, the retail shoe man are under the ban.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | Anonymous
Now the Ice Man is a little fellow, with two heavy braids of black hair hanging over his shoulders.
Indian Legends Retold | Elaine Goodale Eastman
Husband: Just this morning he said, "Pop, you tell mamma to come back quick or I'll elope with the ice man."
Wisconsin in Story and Song; | Various
And still another jolt was handed me when I realised one of the men was our very own ice-man!
Believe You Me! | Nina Wilcox Putnam

When the audience did applaud, it sounded like an ice-man chopping up ice with a small pick.
A House-Boat on the Styx | John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for ice man

ice man

noun

mainly US a man who sells or delivers ice

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