snowman

noun

snow·​man ˈsnō-ˌman How to pronounce snowman (audio)
: snow shaped to resemble a human figure

Examples of snowman in a Sentence

The kids built a snowman in the front yard.
Recent Examples on the Web Talia's drawing features plants, a rocket, a person surfing, a snowman and various animals. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024 Use a cookie cutter to punch out ham snowmen, then cube your bread and bake it into croutons; a perfectly equal cut will always exist (individual snowmen and croutons won’t necessarily be halved, but the total amount of ham and bread will be). Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2024 For a single day, math and English would be set aside for important subjects like sledding, snow angels, snowball fights, snowmen and forts. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024 For Olaf the jolly snowman, the show has come up with a modern variation on the centuries-old Japanese Bunraku style of puppetry, in which the puppeteer stands onstage next to the puppet rather than hiding behind a wall or table. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowman 

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowman was in 1827

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“Snowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

snowman

noun
snow·​man ˈsnō-ˌman How to pronounce snowman (audio)
-ˈman
: snow shaped to resemble a person

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