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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

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

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2017

“There were only three other foreigners here, just a handful of homestays, and if you wanted a cold beer, you had to wait for the ice man to come from Lombok every few days.”

From New York Times Aug. 30, 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

There was such a little bit of stuff that the ice man could load it all on his wagon and his one shaggy horse could pull it.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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