Icemakers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Devices or machines designed to produce and dispense ice cubes or crushed ice for cooling beverages or preserving food; individuals who manufacture or sell such ice products; equipment used in commercial or residential settings to generate ice efficiently
2. Mechanical or electrical apparatus that create ice by freezing water for use in cooling drinks or food storage; people employed in the commercial production or distribution of ice; technology employed to produce ice in various forms including cubes, flakes, or crushed
3. Instruments or machines that freeze water into ice for use in food service or preservation; workers or businesses engaged in the ice-making industry; systems installed in homes or businesses to provide a steady supply of ice for consumption or cooling purposes

Etymology: "Icemakers" is the plural of "icemaker", a noun for a machine that produces ice. The word is a plain compound: "ice" is an old English word, and "maker" is an agent noun built from the verb "make" with the suffix "-er", meaning one who or that which makes something. Put together, the parts describe exactly what the machine does, with no figurative leap involved.

Synonyms: ice machine operators, ice producers, ice manufacturers