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icemaker

icemaker

3.4
A person or company that supplies ice to shops and events
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : vendedor de hielo
  • The icemaker worked day and night to fulfill the ice orders for the bustling beachside resort.

Examples

  • But I still live in the cheap little house I shared with Jean, a two-bedroom in the old Montrose neighborhood, musty with dust and too many memories, behind a small outfit called Sno King that manufactures icemakers.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The local icemaker supplies fresh ice for restaurants and events throughout the summer.

  • After the storm, the icemaker delivered ice to the local grocery store to restock their supplies.

Synonyms

iceman
vsicemaker
  • Archaic
5 9.4

A person who cuts and delivers blocks of ice to homes before refrigerators

is broader covering producers and businesses not only individual workers
ice seller
vsicemaker
  • Archaic
6.0

A person who cuts blocks of ice and delivers them to people

is any producer or supplier of ice including companies and modern distributors
icewoman
vsicemaker
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who cuts and brings blocks of ice to homes

is gender neutral and covers companies as well as individuals supplying ice

Surface Forms

icemaker singular
icemakers plural

Morphology

icemaker = ice + maker (transparent) = ice + maker

The sense (person/company supplying ice) is plainly 'ice' + 'maker'; speakers infer the occupational/agentive meaning easily.

Etymology

Icemaker is made of ice + maker, like baker or shoemaker, where 'maker' means 'someone who makes' something. So an icemaker can also mean a person or company who makes or supplies ice for shops, events, or homes.