iceman B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈaɪsmæn/ See IPA manual Freq #25853 Meanings 1 noun A person who delivers or sells blocks of ice, especially before fridges were common. In the old days, the iceman brought a fresh block to the house every morning. 2 noun Someone who stays calm and cool under pressure. The team called their goalkeeper the iceman because nothing rattled him. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms icemanship Etymology AI details From ice + -man. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # iceman **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪsmæn/ **Frequency rank:** 25853 ## Meanings 1. A person who delivers or sells blocks of ice, especially before fridges were common. 2. Someone who stays calm and cool under pressure. ## Examples - In the old days, the iceman brought a fresh block to the house every morning. - The team called their goalkeeper the iceman because nothing rattled him. ## Derived Forms - icemanship ## Etymology From ice + -man. ## AI Etymology Iceman comes from ice + -man. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “A person who delivers or sells blocks of ice, especially before fridges were common” and “Someone who stays calm and cool under pressure”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown