iceman
/ˈaɪsˌmæn/
noun
- A person who delivers or sells ice, especially in the past before refrigerators were common.
- Before electric refrigerators, the iceman was a familiar sight in every neighborhood.
- My grandfather worked as an iceman in the 1920s, carrying heavy ice blocks up stairs.
- The iceman would bring a large block of ice to our house every week.
- A person who is very calm and in control of their emotions, especially in stressful situations.
- The poker player kept an iceman expression, giving away nothing about his hand.
- He's known as the iceman because he never gets angry, no matter what happens.
- During the crisis, the team leader was an iceman, never showing any panic.
- A prehistoric human whose body was preserved in ice, especially the famous Ötzi found in the Alps.
- Scientists studied the iceman's tools to learn about life 5,000 years ago.
- Museums often display replicas of the iceman and his belongings.
- The iceman discovered in the glacier had tattoos on his skin.