axeman
US axman
/ (ˈæksmən) /
a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees
a person who makes cuts in expenditure or services, esp on behalf of another: the chancellor's axeman
US slang a man who plays a musical instrument, esp a guitar
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How to use axeman in a sentence
So he took my hand and I went quickly thereafter, the men calling after me "Farewell, axeman!"
Wulfric the Weapon Thane | Charles W. WhistlerNow Lodbrok had told me that when one has a stronger axeman to deal with than one's self the first thing is to guard well.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane | Charles W. WhistlerWe need another axeman to clear away the fallen trees and break the nets of grapevine.
Audrey | Mary JohnstonShe knew the pay of the forest men, from the haulier to the princely axeman and river-jack.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell CullumLarge fallen trees lay about, just as the axeman had felled them, and partly consumed by fire.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
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