axeman

/ 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

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.

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

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Dr Stone admits he took part in atrocities during his years as an "Axeman".

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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.

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

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