axe murderer

noun

Any incredibly dangerous person.

“I'll text you after my date is over so you know he wasn't an axe murderer.”

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Meanings

nounaxe murderer (plural axe murderers)

plural axe murderers · alternative axe-murderer

  1. agentAgent noun of axe murder: one who axe murders; one who murders using an axe.
  2. figurativelyAny incredibly dangerous person.

    I'll text you after my date is over so you know he wasn't an axe murderer.

Origin

From axe + murderer. It may possibly have entered the lexicon after the axe murders of Villisca, Iowa, which happened in 1912.

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APA

axe murderer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe%20murderer

MLA

“axe murderer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe%20murderer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axe murderer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe%20murderer.

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