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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The title is a mouthful, but, to be fair, a lot is stuffed into director Jane Schoenbrun’s much-acclaimed slasher riff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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
For three decades, the meta-horror franchise “Scream” has outmaneuvered its fandom with so many convoluted murder motives that the only shocker left would be a straightforward, sincere slasher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Hot on the heels of 28 Years Later comes I Know What You Did Last Summer, a sort-of-but-not-technically remake of the 1997 slasher classic.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
She still insists on renting slasher films, demon movies.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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