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Meaning of axeman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A man who wields an axe.
    also, figuratively
  2. A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.
    informal

Examples

“If you charge into the Upper Egyptians head-on, they may pepper your axemen with arrows from on top of the cliff.”
“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.”
“Ex-Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has finished recording his first solo effort, "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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