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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration..
We were accompanied by our two guides, Jean Baptiste Croz and Michel Croz, of Chamounix, two capital icemen, and worthy fellows.
Baltiel had always been the iceman, harsh and distant and lacking in sentiment.
Use ice man when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ice man means (historical) A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration..
Common synonyms include hatchet man.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We were accompanied by our two guides, Jean Baptiste Croz and Michel Croz, of Chamounix, two capital icemen, and worthy fellows.
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