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

A nearby row of shops appeared untouched - until I saw the vertical scar, as if a giant axeman had tried to cut two shops apart, nearly succeeding.

From BBC

"So my first appearance was as "man in bar" in The Axeman Cometh episode, shown in 2007," Mr Harper said.

From BBC

He had been reborn as what they call an "Aye Axeman."

From BBC

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

From BBC

He started in government service as an axeman in 1889, mapping woodlands outside downtown D.C. as the city grew beyond its original street plan.

From Washington Post