axmen

Loggers with blades

Axmen is the plural of axman—a person who wields an ax, whether for felling trees, splitting wood, or combat.

The term extends to anyone who cuts ruthlessly: corporate axmen eliminate jobs and departments.

In music slang, an axman plays guitar, the instrument being his ax.

lumberjack

felling

Downing standing timber

woodcutter · forestry · sawmill · clearcutting · bucking · crosscut · stumps · pulpwood · deforestation · hardhat

viking

Valkyries

Norse battle maidens

raider · longship · Ragnarok · Mjolnir · Norseman · shieldmaiden · pillaging · Valhalla · Norse · warrior

musician

guitarist

One who plays six strings

rockstar · performer · vocalist · keyboardist · soloist · producer · arranger · sideman · frontman · touring

Opposites
tool/method

axmensawyers

People who saw wood

machine operators

role in clearing/building

axmenplanters

Vessels for cultivating vegetation

builders · cultivators · farmers · landscapers

relationship to trees

axmentree planters

Those who set saplings

arborists · foresters · conservationists · tree huggers · preservationists

Family

axman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG