axe murderer
See also: axe-murderer
English
Alternative forms
- axe-murderer
Etymology
From axe-murder + -er or axe + murderer. It may possibly have entered the lexicon after the axe murders of Villisca, Iowa which happened in 1912.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
axe murderer (plural axe murderers)
- Agent noun of axe murder: one who axe murders; one who murders using an axe.
- (figuratively) Any incredibly dangerous person.
- I'll text you after my date is over so you know he wasn't an axe murderer.