axman

ax·man

 (ăks′mən)
n.
1. One who wields an ax.
2. Slang One assigned to perform a task involving ruthless reduction, as of a work force or budget.
3. Slang One who plays a guitar or saxophone, especially in a band or for hire.
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ax•man

(ˈæks mən)

n., pl. -men.
1. a person who wields an ax.
[1665–75, Amer.]
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Asi, por ejemplo, las mujeres tienen mayor inclinacion a mencionar metas de contacto social que los varones (Diaz Morales & Martinez, 2004; Greene & DeBacker, 2004) y mayor preocupacion por los logros academicos (Nurmi, 1991), en tanto que los varones mencionan con mas frecuencia metas referidas a la busqueda de placer y de posesiones materiales (Cross & Markus, 1991; Lazarov & Axman, 2016), aunque a este ultimo respecto Nuttin (1980) observa que las mujeres pueden ser mas reservadas en cuanto a manifestar estas metas.
Maybe Donaire was in better shape on Sunday than when he clashed with Jamaican Axman Nicolas Walters, who stopped him in six a few years ago.
Self-dubbed the Axman, the murderer breaks into homes and hacks his victims as they sleep.
Eventually, Bill and Isadore, Beatrice and Giorgio find themselves tangled in the Axman's mayhem.
"I'm not the axman everyone thinks I am," said incoming Falls councilman Chris Voccio.
I told him stuff out of Poe--"Tell Tale Heart" was my best--and he told me elements of Lugosi's Dracula, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and most memorably something about "The Mad Axman," who comes into rooms out of any corner that's too dark to see into.
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Tarifa Plana is known for their dynamic lead singer, Luismi Grayonay, the creative lead guitarist, Borja "The Axman," bass player, Jose Maria Alcoholado Macias, drummer Samuel Pelaez, and rhythm guitarist Javier Rubino.
Ja o dono do vaso seria um negociador de origem armenia que vivia no Libano chamado Dikran Sarrafian (W axman 2010: 188 e Mcleave 2003: 128).
There is no doubt the Axman's appointment by the Labour leader is a major coup.