Iceman
(noun)
- A person who harvests ice, especially for use as a refrigerant or in iceboxes.
- A nickname for a cool, unemotional person.
- An ancient mummy found in 1991, preserved in ice in the Eastern Italian Alps, dating back to 3300 BC.
Origin:
20th century: from ice + man.
Examples:
- The iceman used a saw to cut the ice into blocks.
- He was known as the iceman because of his cold and unemotional demeanor.
- The iceman was the oldest natural human mummy ever found, and scientists have been able to learn a great deal about the Copper Age culture and technology from studying his remains.
- Icemen were responsible for cutting and delivering ice to households and businesses before the widespread use of refrigeration.
- The iceman's discovery in 1991 provided a glimpse into the life and death of a prehistoric individual.