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Added 10 October 2026

snowman

/ˈsnəʊ.mæn/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about snowman at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A figure of a person made of packed snow.

Origin

* snow + -man. * (score of eight; card ranked eight): A typical snowman, built from two balls of snow, resembles a figure eight.

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