axman

[ aks-muhn ]

noun

, plural ax·men.

1. a person who wields an ax.
2. Informal. hatchet man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of axman¹

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

Example Sentences

The smell of campfire hangs in the air above the axman—30-year-old Brooklynite Alex Hiller.

From The Daily Beast

The Cavalier or aristocrat, however, was not our typical axman or rifleman.

From Project Gutenberg

Each brawny axman shouted good-by to the boys ere departing, for they were a jovial as well as a brawny lot.

From Project Gutenberg

The axman brought down his blade with his full strength three times, and the fibers of the tree cracked and began to give way.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Evidently Casey was disappointed not to get another cursing, for he turned to his comrade, McDermott, an axman.

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