US /ˈaɪsmæn/
noun Freq #25853

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    noun

    Someone who stays calm and cool under pressure.

    The team called their goalkeeper the iceman because nothing rattled him.

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Word family
Derived forms icemanship

Etymology

From ice + -man.

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