Saxman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male saxophonist.

    "It's been 19 years since keyboardist Les McCann and saxman Eddie Harris first joined forces at the Montreux Jazz Festival--an occasion preserved on the wildly popular LP Swiss Movement--so it's about time to try it again, don't you think?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; A minor city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Rice County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Across the street from the Saxman totem park, native carver Lee Wallace spends his days creating new totems in an old garage turned carving shed."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sax + -man.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

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