axeman noun2 •A man who wields an axe.If you charge into the Upper Egyptians head-on, they may pepper your axemen with arrows from on top of the cliff. — 1996 •(informal) A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.Ex-Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has finished recording his first solo effort, "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again." — 1981 formsaxemen