snowman

[ snoh-man ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌmæn /

noun, plural snow·men.

a figure of a person made of packed snow.

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Origin of snowman

First recorded in 1820–30; snow + man¹

Words nearby snowman

snowfield, snowflake, snowflake baby, snowmaker, snowmaking, snowman, snowmass mountain, snowmelt, snowmobile, snowpack, snowplough

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Example sentences from the Web for snowman

Who is Parson Brown, and why are these people making a snowman that looks like him?
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The narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister.
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The dissolution of their relationship plays out in the achingly poignant duet "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
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Trapped inside every snowman is a little boy just waiting to get out.
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Just as a snowman made by children melts in the warm sun of March, so the fierce old North Wind began to thaw!
American Indian Fairy Tales|Anonymous
It was getting dark, and at a little distance the snowman looked as natural as life.
The Jumble Book|David Cory
As Mun Bun had first announced, he looked like a snowman, only his face was grayish-black.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope
I'll bet you a plugged credit that if you had opened that door you'd have been frozen stiffer than a snowman on Pluto.
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"And I sent him away from our snowman on the same account," sighed Janet.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates|Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for snowman

snowman

/ (ˈsnəʊˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a figure resembling a man, made of packed snow

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