Meanings
plural icemen
- historicalA person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration.
- A man who is skilled in travelling upon ice, as among glaciers.
We were accompanied by our two guides, Jean Baptiste Croz and Michel Croz, of Chamounix, two capital icemen, and worthy fellows.
1862, Edward Shirley Kennedy, Peaks, passes, and glaciers, volume 1, page 241 - A human figure carved out of ice.
- An ancient human male mummified in ice.
- slangAn assassin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
- Proto-Germanic*īsą
- Proto-West Germanic*īs
- Old Englishīs
- Middle Englishis
- Englishice
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishiceman
Translations
Danish ismand
- ismanda person who trades in ice
French assassin
- assassinassassin
Greek παγοπώλης
- παγοπώλης (pagopólis)a person who trades in ice
Hungarian jeges
- jegesa person who trades in ice
Turkish buzcu
- buzcua person who trades in ice
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
iceman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iceman
“iceman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iceman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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