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plural axemen
(also figurative) A man who wields an axe. quotations examples
If you charge into the Upper Egyptians head-on, they may pepper your axemen with arrows from on top of the cliff.
1996, Steve L. Kent, Microsoft Age of Empires: Inside Moves, page 69
Robertson was finally asked to step down at the end of 1961. His successor would be Dr Beeching, who was seen as both visionary and axeman.
2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51
(informal, music) A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. quotations examples
Ex-Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has finished recording his first solo effort, "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again."
1981 June 18, Kurt Loder, “Rolling Stone”, in Anchorage Daily News / King Features Syndicate, page G6