1
: a man skilled in traveling on ice
2
: one who sells or delivers ice
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The iceman also had a head injury, possibly sustained at the same time, and his right hand shows a defensive wound.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
His father was a sheet-metal worker, an iceman and eventually a high school shop teacher and dean.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Scientists previously thought the iceman was lighter-skinned and hairier in life, but that his mummified corpse had changed over time.
—CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
Late in the year, the iceman was running away from someone or something, possibly a conflict, and decided to hide out in the mountains.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
His father was a sheet-metal worker, an iceman and eventually a high school shop teacher and dean.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Scientists previously thought the iceman was lighter-skinned and hairier in life, but that his mummified corpse had changed over time.
—CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
Late in the year, the iceman was running away from someone or something, possibly a conflict, and decided to hide out in the mountains.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for iceman
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“Iceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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iceman
noun
ice·man
ˈī-ˌsman 
: one who sells or delivers ice
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