Meaning
A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English iceman From ice + -man.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: