"axeman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: axemen [plural]
Etymology: From axe + man. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|axe|man}} axe + man Head templates: {{en-noun|axemen}} axeman (plural axemen)
  1. (also figurative) A man who wields an axe. Tags: also, figuratively Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-axeman-en-noun-X0fvvOGP Disambiguation of People: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (informal, music) A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: saxophonist
    Sense id: en-axeman-en-noun-adoTj2wI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 61 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: axman

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