Iceman (noun)

  1. A person who harvests ice, especially for use as a refrigerant or in iceboxes.
  2. A nickname for a cool, unemotional person.
  3. 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:

  1. The iceman used a saw to cut the ice into blocks.
  2. He was known as the iceman because of his cold and unemotional demeanor.
  3. 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.
  4. Icemen were responsible for cutting and delivering ice to households and businesses before the widespread use of refrigeration.
  5. The iceman's discovery in 1991 provided a glimpse into the life and death of a prehistoric individual.
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