axewoman

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

axe +‎ woman

Noun

axewoman (plural axewomen)

  1. A woman who uses an axe.
    Coordinate term: axeman
    • 1954, Thad Snow, From Missouri, page 134:
      I have no way of knowing how much money per day on the average these valiant axemen and axewomen of the lowlands received for their monumental labor, but I would be surprised if someone who had figured it out told me the average was as much as forty cents per day.
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