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snowman

snowman

58 1.0
A figure made of snow shaped to look like a person
  • noun
  • /ˈsnoʊˌmæn/
  • UK
: muñeco de nieve
  • The next morning, Eliza and I built a snowman and a snowwoman in the front yard.
  • build a snowman
  • make a snowman
  • melt a snowman

This is supposed to be the snowman's nose.

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Examples

  • "I'll show you how to roll a snowball to make a snowman."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • You made that snowman in the backyard.

  • In the picture, she is holding a small snowman in her hand and looking happy.

    Blog text (9)
  • And maybe someday we can make a snowman together.

  • "Mama, will you help me make a giant snowman?" said Gilby.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And the snowman with the carrot nose that children will make in winter in the schoolyard.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The kids built a snowman in the backyard using snow and old scarves.

  • After the snowfall, we decided to create a large snowman together in the park.

  • Every winter, my family enjoys making a snowman and decorating it with carrots for a nose.

Compounds

6 8.8

A large, hairy humanlike creature that people say lives in the Himalayas

Surface Forms

snowman singular
snowmen plural

Morphology

snowman = snow + man (transparent) = snow + man

The meaning 'figure made of snow resembling a human' is a direct, literal composition of 'snow' + 'man' and is easily deduced by learners.

Etymology

The word snowman is simply snow + man, literally a 'man' made of 'snow'. So it names the figure people shape from packed snow, often as a child's winter game.