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Definition: AXEMAN

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. An alternative spelling for "Ax, Axman": The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Axeman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1876. (references)

Common Expressions: AXEMAN

Expressions Definition
Axeman of New Orleans The Axeman of New Orleans was a serial killer active in New Orleans, Louisiana (and surrounding communities, including Gretna, Louisiana), from May 1918 to October 1919. Press reports during the height of public panic about the killings mentioned similar murders as early as 1911, but recent researchers have called these reports into question. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: AXEMAN

Axeman

The word axeman has a number of uses:

  • Most basically, an axeman is a person who wields an axe, such as a woodchopper, an executioner or a warrior of antiquity. From this history, it is often used for someone who abuptly ends something.
  • Axeman is a slang term for a guitarist, "axe" in this case referring to the guitar.
  • The Axeman of New Orleans was a serial killer in New Orleans circa 1918-1920.
  • One of the Acadia University Axemen

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Axeman". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: AXEMAN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Axeman of New Orleans 14     Attack of the Mad Axeman 2
Attack of the Mad Axeman 2     Axeman 2
Axeman 2     Axeman of New Orleans 14

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonym: axeman
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Other

 Axman.
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Computed Synonyms: axeman

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   25.0093   axeman     logger     blocker, woodcutter, woodsman, registerer, barrer   
 2   25.0091   axeman     lumberjack     woodcutter, logger, lumberman, cutter, lumber jack   
 3   25.0089   axeman     woodcutter     logger, woodsman, lumberjack, lumberman, cutter   
 4   20.0093   axeman     cutter     knife, blade, chopper, iron, in chain saws   
 5   3.3298   axeman     Axman     woodcutter, Bushman, logger, lumberjack   
 6   2.0092   axeman     chopper     knocker, wounder, batterer, larruper, chastiser   
 7   2.0092   axeman     forester     wooder, junglist, timberer, grover, ranger   
 8   1.3096   axeman     logman     lumberman, logger, woodcutter, woodman, woodsman   
 9   1.3096   axeman     hangman     executioner, headsman, torturer, hanger, butcher   
 10   1.3095   axeman     headsman     executioner, hangman, headman, leader, head   
 11   1.3095   axeman     Bushman     Bushmen, woodman, woodsman, farmhand, settler   
 12   1.1498   axeman     axemen     woodmen, logman, lumberman, logger, chopper   
 13   1.1094   axeman     warden     keeper, guard, superintendent, warder, supervisor   
 14   1.0092   axeman     butcher     slaughter, plug, repair, kill, murder   
 15   1.0091   axeman     executioner     hangman, headsman, torturer, butcher, tormentor   
--------------------     13 synonyms ranked from 16 to 28 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: axeman

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   20.0089   axeman     log cutter     cutter, woodcutter, logger   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: axeman

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.4488   axeman for one tree     lumberjack for a tree         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: AXEMAN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Ardennais boquillon (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), boquilleux (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Ardennais, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Champenois boquillon (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Champenois, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse sbucatore (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), lignaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), buscaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi sbucatore (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), lignaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), buscaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican sbucatore (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), lignaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), buscaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso sbucatore (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), lignaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), buscaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu sbucatore (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), lignaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman), buscaghjolu (lumberjack, axeman, logger, lumber jack, lumberman). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Holzhacker (forester, lumberjack, axeman, logger, loggers), Holzfäller (lumberjack, woodcutter, lumberman, forester, axeman). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
German Holzhacker (forester, lumberjack, axeman, logger, loggers), Holzfäller (lumberjack, woodcutter, lumberman, forester, axeman). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek ξυλοκόπος (axeman). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) xilokopos (axeman). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 나무꾼 (woodcutter, woodman, Axman, Bushman, logger), 도끼질하는 사람 (Axman, axeman). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 나무꾼 (woodcutter, woodman, Axman, Bushman, logger), 도끼질하는 사람 (Axman, axeman). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Holzhacker (forester, lumberjack, axeman, logger, loggers), Holzfäller (lumberjack, woodcutter, lumberman, forester, axeman). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Holzhacker (forester, lumberjack, axeman, logger, loggers), Holzfäller (lumberjack, woodcutter, lumberman, forester, axeman). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian hóhér (executioner, axeman, garrotter, hangman, butcher). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 斧を使う人 (axeman, Axman). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 나무꾼 (woodcutter, woodman, Axman, Bushman, logger), 도끼질하는 사람 (Axman, axeman). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Langadoc bouscatier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Langadoc, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Languedoc bouscatier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Languedoc, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Languedocien bouscatier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Languedocien, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Lengadoucian bouscatier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Lengadoucian, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai viršininkas (axeman, boss, chief, commandant, commander). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Lorrain chavande (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), boquillon (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), baquioux (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bacquioux (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Lorrain, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar hóhér (executioner, axeman, garrotter, hangman, butcher). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Occitani bouscatier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Occitani, France, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Midi-Toulousain bouscassier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Patois of Midi-Toulousain, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Pas-de-Calais boquillon (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Patois of Pas-de-Calais, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont boquillon (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Provençal bousquetier (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter), bouscatié (lumberjack, logger, lumber jack, woodcutter, cutter). Additional references: Provençal, France, Monaco, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian лесоруб (lumberjack, woodsman, logger, lumberer, woodcutter). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) lesorub (lumberjack, woodsman, logger, lumberer, woodcutter). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki лесоруб (lumberjack, woodsman, logger, lumberer, woodcutter). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) lesorub (lumberjack, woodsman, logger, lumberer, woodcutter). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) sekiraš (axeman). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish leñador (lumberjack, woodcutter, lumberman, lumberer, axeman). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian воїн с сокирою (axeman), лісоруб (lumberer, axeman, chopper, logger, lumberjack). Additional references: Ukrainian, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) voїn s sokiroyu (axeman), lіsorub (lumberer, axeman, chopper, logger, lumberjack). Additional references: Ukrainian, axeman. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: AXEMAN

Language Translations for “axeman” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin axemanway (axeman). Additional references: Pig Latin, axeman. (volunteer)
Terran B bousillon (axeman). Additional references: Terran B, axeman. (volunteer)
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