ice·man

[ahys-man]
noun, plural ice·men.
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.

Origin:
1835–45; ice + man1

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iceman definition


  1. n.
    a killer. (Underworld. See also ice.) : It's hard to believe that Rocko is a professional iceman.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Iceman is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
She would not purchase a refrigerator for fear the local iceman might lose his job.
His father was an iceman, he had five siblings and the family lived on poverty's edge.
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