Definition of "axeman" []

• A man who wields an axe. (noun)
• A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. (noun)

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• "Instead of the calling the axeman, Herod funds a political action committee and begins oppositional research."
• "The specter of death lingers over the entire film, both figuratively with Tommy Lee Jones as a corporate "axeman" sent to close down the show after one last performance and literally, in the form of Virginia Madsen's angel in a white trenchcoat, a noirish avatar of death who Altman credits as the "Dangerous Woman" even though she's given an actual name in the film."
• "Katy Perry into the spirit of things by pulling an 'axeman' face as she announces the best rock band Grammy nominees."