axman
[aks-muh n]
- a person who wields an ax.
- Informal. hatchet man.
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Origin of axman
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Examples from the Web for axman
Contemporary Examples
The smell of campfire hangs in the air above the axman—30-year-old Brooklynite Alex Hiller.
Historical Examples
If I were fit to stay and work for you––as an axman––anything!
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
Where Ruth stood she cocked her head to listen to the strokes of the axman.
Ruth Fielding in the Great NorthwestAlice B. Emerson
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 TrapperGeorge Bird Grinnell
Evidently Casey was disappointed not to get another cursing, for he turned to his comrade, McDermott, an axman.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
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. SurveyFrancis Rolt-Wheeler