Meanings
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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.
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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
From ice + -man.