axeman
Britishnoun
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a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees
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a person who makes cuts in expenditure or services, esp on behalf of another
the chancellor's axeman
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slang a man who plays a musical instrument, esp a guitar
Example Sentences
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"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
Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic “Like a Rolling Stone,” a No. 2 hit, showcases guitar by Mike Bloomfield, axeman from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2015
Flexible, ambitious and doggedly negotiated, the scheme reflects far better on Mr Osborne than his axeman caricature.
From Economist • Mar. 12, 2015
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
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