"iceman" meaning in English

See iceman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-iceman.ogg Forms: icemen [plural]
Etymology: From ice + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ice|man}} ice + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|icemen}} iceman (plural icemen)
  1. A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice. Categories (topical): Occupations Translations (a person who trades in ice): ismand (Danish), παγοπώλης (pagopólis) [masculine] (Greek), jeges (Hungarian), buzcu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-ureo3xEL Disambiguation of Occupations: 30 13 17 4 12 19 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 34 1 3 12 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 27 18 23 3 5 11 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 11 28 3 5 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 7 32 2 5 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 31 1 2 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 36 12 24 3 5 16 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 14 24 3 5 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 13 23 3 8 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 13 19 4 10 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 14 24 5 8 14 5 Disambiguation of 'a person who trades in ice': 67 8 9 4 2 7 2
  2. A man who is skilled in travelling upon ice, as among glaciers.
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-6Nb-YBGs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 34 1 3 12 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 27 18 23 3 5 11 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 11 28 3 5 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 31 1 2 16 2
  3. A human figure carved out of ice.
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-~Dh4ufAQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 34 1 3 12 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 27 18 23 3 5 11 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 11 28 3 5 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 7 32 2 5 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 31 1 2 16 2
  4. An ancient human male mummified in ice.
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-4HSS23CM
  5. (slang) An assassin. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Translations (assassin): assassin [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-OBxFRrWu Disambiguation of People: 10 10 17 15 31 11 6 Disambiguation of 'assassin': 5 2 3 2 84 1 3
  6. (slang) One who is cool under pressure. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-H~pK2a2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 34 1 3 12 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 27 18 23 3 5 11 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 11 28 3 5 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 7 32 2 5 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 31 1 2 16 2
  7. (dated) A man in attendance at a frozen pond where skating etc. is going on. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-iceman-en-noun-IC4LpW75 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 27 18 23 3 5 11 13

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