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iceman

iceman

16 9.9
A man hired to kill someone
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsˌmæn/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sicario
  • He is such a cold-blooded killer, they call him The Iceman.
  • Iceman kills
  • replied the Iceman
  • said the Iceman

Examples

  • In the criminal underworld, the Iceman is feared for his ruthless efficiency.

  • "But the Iceman doesn't want to kill me for money, or because someone tells him to."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The Iceman always inhaled his victims' last breath.

    The House That Jack Built (2018)

  • The detective revealed that the Iceman was responsible for several high-profile murders.

  • According to rumors, the Iceman never leaves a witness behind after a job.

Synonyms

hit man
vsiceman
  • Offensive
57 7.6

A person who criminals pay to kill someone

is the general male professional killer label without criminal group focus
hitman
vsiceman
  • NSFW
49 8.1

A person who is paid to kill someone, often with a gun

is the male role term without focus on weapon
triggerman
vsiceman
  • Literature
5 9.7

A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders

is the male killer name that does not specify weapon used
hatchet man
vsiceman
  • NSFW
9.9

A person paid to kill someone

is the male killer term without implying assassin status
hitwoman
vsiceman
  • NSFW
9.9

A woman who is paid to kill someone, often using a gun

is the male equivalent of this professional killing role

Surface Forms

iceman singular
icemen plural

Morphology

iceman = ice + man (opaque) = ice + man

The agentive sense derives from slang 'to ice' = 'to kill', which is not obvious to average learners, so the compound meaning is not inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Iceman is also slang from the verb ice meaning 'to kill', so it names someone who 'ices' people; think of 'ice' as stopping someone like freezing them. That's why iceman can mean a male professional killer or hitman.