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ice man

British  

noun

  1. a man who sells or delivers ice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Scots took to the "wee ice man"; today the game venerates him.

From Golf Digest Jul. 12, 2018

The cottage we rented didn’t have a refrigerator; there was an ice man who delivered blocks of ice for the chest.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2018

“I turned into this ice man in a way,” he says.

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2017

Not long ago, Nilson spoke to an eighth grade class, who were mesmerized by her tales of the ice man.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2016

That was the dime she wasn’t going to give to the ice man.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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