axe murderer

See also: axe-murderer

English

Alternative forms

• axe-murderer

Etymology

From 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)

1. Agent noun of axe murder: one who axe murders; one who murders using an axe.
2. (figuratively) Any incredibly dangerous person.

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