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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys man]
- /aɪs mæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys man]
- /aɪs mæn/
Definitions of ice man words
- noun plural ice man a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice. 1
- noun ice man a man who sells or delivers ice 0
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Origin of ice man
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; ice + man1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ice man
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice man popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ice man usage trend in Literature
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