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axer

axer

8.6
A person who stops projects or fires employees
  • noun
  • /ˈæksər/
  • Informal
translation icon : despido
  • As an experienced axer, she was hired to streamline the organization and reduce costs.

Examples

  • Many employees feared the arrival of the axer during the company's restructuring process.

  • Many employees feared the axer would cut their jobs.

  • The new manager quickly gained a reputation as an axer after closing several departments.

  • The axer made tough decisions during the layoffs.

  • The new manager quickly gained a reputation as an axer after closing several departments.

  • Many employees feared the arrival of the axer during the company's restructuring process.

  • As an experienced axer, she was hired to streamline the organization and reduce costs.

Synonyms

canceler
vsaxer
  • US
1 3.4

Someone or something that stops an event from happening

is focused on ending staff positions or shutting down projects
axeman
vsaxer
  • Informal
8.4

A manager who fires people or closes projects to save money

is the general term for anyone who ends staff or projects
firer
vsaxer
8.2

A person who makes someone lose their job

also applies to ending projects as well as dismissing employees
spiker
vsaxer
  • Jargon
9.9

An editor who stops a story from being published

applies to ending staff or shutting down projects, not only stories

How Harsh

executioner
  • NSFW
47 7.2
axer
  • Informal
8.6
manager
∞ 1.6
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

axer singular
axers plural

Morphology

axer = ax (transparent) = ax + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' attached to the verb 'ax', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Axer comes from the tool axe and the verb ax, which mean 'to cut' or 'to remove'. So an axer is someone who 'cuts' projects or jobs, which is why it means a person who fires people or ends things.