iceman

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ice·man

(īs′mən)

1. A man who cuts, sells, or delivers ice.

2. Slang A hired killer.

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iceman

(ˈaɪsmæn)

n, pl icemen

1. (Commerce) chiefly US a man who sells or delivers ice

2. (Archaeology) archaeol a prehistoric human corpse found preserved in ice

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ice•man

(ˈaɪsˌmæn)

n., pl. -men.

a person who stores, sells, or delivers ice.

[1835–45]

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Noun	1.	iceman - someone who cuts and delivers ice delivery boy, deliveryman, deliverer - someone employed to make deliveries
	2.	iceman - a professional killer hatchet man liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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iceman

[ˈaɪsmæn] N (icemen (pl))

1. (US) → vendedor m or repartidor m de hielo

2. (Archeol) → hombre m de hielo

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