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ice man

British  

noun

  1. a man who sells or delivers ice

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The Scots took to the "wee ice man"; today the game venerates him.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 12, 2018

The cottage we rented didn’t have a refrigerator; there was an ice man who delivered blocks of ice for the chest.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2018

“I turned into this ice man in a way,” he says.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2017

Not long ago, Nilson spoke to an eighth grade class, who were mesmerized by her tales of the ice man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2016

That was the dime she wasn’t going to give to the ice man.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith