axman

[ aks-muhn ]

/ ˈæks mən /

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a person who wields an ax.

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An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; ax + -man

The smell of campfire hangs in the air above the axman—30-year-old Brooklynite Alex Hiller.
Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Cavalier or aristocrat, however, was not our typical axman or rifleman.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough
Each brawny axman shouted good-by to the boys ere departing, for they were a jovial as well as a brawny lot.
The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods|Quincy Allen
The axman brought down his blade with his full strength three times, and the fibers of the tree cracked and began to give way.
The Boy With the U. S. Survey|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

If this young man Jones is any kind of an axman, he and I can cut the trees and build the pen in half a day.
Jack the Young Trapper|George Bird Grinnell
Evidently Casey was disappointed not to get another cursing, for he turned to his comrade, McDermott, an axman.
The U.P. Trail|Zane Grey