often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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The film has clear influences from slashers like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and was widely lauded for bringing fresh life to the genre, with some critics even deeming it a love letter to all that came before it.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In the 1996 slasher, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is talking with her best friend Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) and Tatum's deputy sheriff brother Dewey (David Arquette).
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As the Scream franchise’s original ‘final girl’ reunites with its original writer, the duo plans to take the slasher films back to their roots.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In the 1996 slasher, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is talking with her best friend Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) and Tatum's deputy sheriff brother Dewey (David Arquette).
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As the Scream franchise’s original ‘final girl’ reunites with its original writer, the duo plans to take the slasher films back to their roots.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slasher
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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