axeman

British  

/ ˈæksmən /

noun

1. a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees

2. a person who makes cuts in expenditure or services, esp on behalf of another

   the chancellor's axeman

3. slang a man who plays a musical instrument, esp a guitar

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Example Sentences

"I didn't become an axeman to take lives, I became an axeman in the bid to fraternize," says another post.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2021

First, it was legendary axeman Jimmy Page at the mic.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2016

Flexible, ambitious and doggedly negotiated, the scheme reflects far better on Mr Osborne than his axeman caricature.

From Economist • Mar. 12, 2015

That same year Pete Seeger became the most famous axeman in the history of rock music.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2014

The Stormcrows were represented by two seasoned sellswords, an archer named Jokin and the scarred and sour axeman known simply as the Widower.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin