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What is the difference between snowperson and snowman?

snowperson | snowman | Hypernyms |

Snowman is a hypernym of snowperson.



As nouns the difference between snowperson and snowman

is that snowperson is snow sculpted into a human figure, a snowman or snowwoman while snowman is 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).

snowperson

English

Noun

(snowpeople)
  • snow sculpted into a human figure, a snowman or snowwoman
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    • Synonyms

    * snow figure

    See also

    * English politically correct terms

    snowman

    English

    Noun

  • 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).
  • (slang) A playing card with the rank of nine.
  • (golf) A score of eight on a single hole.
  • (idiomatic) An attractive but heartless man (similar to ice queen).
  • * 1961 , in the song "The Great Snowman"
    • A few years ago there lived a lover By the name of Jimmy Jones Who really snowed the girls and left them cold And gained the title of 'The Great Snowman'.

    Antonyms

    * snowwoman

    Hypernyms

    * snow figure, snowperson

    Derived terms

    * abominable snowman * snowman abnormality * snowman sign

    Related terms

    * snow angel

    See also

    * iceman *

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 English nouns with irregular plurals