iceman
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Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
iceman (plural icemen)
- A person who trades in ice.
- A man who is skilled in travelling upon ice, as among glaciers.
- 1862, Edward Shirley Kennedy, Peaks, passes, and glaciers (volume 1, page 241)
- 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)
- (slang) An assassin.
- (slang) One who is cool under pressure.
Translations [edit]
assassin
one who is cool under pressure