icemaker

[ ahys-mey-ker ]

/ ˈaɪsˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

an appliance for making ice, especially ice cubes: Some refrigerators have built-in icemakers.

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Origin of icemaker

1765–75 for an earlier sense; ice + maker

Words nearby icemaker

Iceland poppy, Iceland spar, ice lolly, ice machine, ice maiden, icemaker, iceman, ice milk, ice-minus, ice needle, ice needles