axewoman

English

Alternative forms

• axwoman

Etymology

From 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.