slasher
Americannoun
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a person or thing that slashes.
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a person who criminally attacks others with a knife, razor, or the like.
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a horror film depicting such a criminal and featuring gory special effects.
noun
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a person or thing that slashes
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a wooden-handled cutting tool or tractor-drawn machine used for cutting scrub or undergrowth in the bush
Etymology
Origin of slasher
Example Sentences
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And in came Lendeborg, a 6-foot-9 slasher from the University of Alabama at Birmingham who leveled up into a first-team All-American.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"Scream 7," the latest installment in the 30-year-old slasher series featuring yet another Ghostface killer, held strong in second place at $17.3 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The four-piece's sound - upbeat, rocky guitar music - would have been right at home on MTV, or the soundtrack of a 90s slasher movie.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
When the Wes Craven-directed film was released in 1996, it became the highest-grossing slasher to date, and studios leaped to read more of Williamson’s writing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025
She still insists on renting slasher films, demon movies.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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