English word snowman comes from English -man, English snow
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-man | English (eng) | In certain cases, someone (implied male) who derives from a particular nationality.. Someone (implied male) who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area.. Someone (implied male) who is an expert in an area.. Someone (implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area. |
snow | English (eng) | (nautical) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted. (colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.. (impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.. (poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards. (countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, [...] |
snowman | English (eng) | (golf) A score of eight on a single hole.. (idiomatic) An attractive but heartless man (similar to ice queen).. (slang) A playing card with the rank of eight.. A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth). |