slasher

noun

slash·​er ˈsla-shər 

often attributive

: one that slashes

especially : a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade

a slasher film

Examples of slasher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Julie Delpy played a version of Báthory in 2009 feature The Countess; Anna Friel in the 2008 historical drama Bathory, and Maria Kalinina in the 2006 slasher horror Stay Alive, in which the spirit of the blood countess haunts a survival video game. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

Reijn’s last two films for A24, Babygirl and Bodies Bodies Bodies, were both starry buzz titles — an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, and a satirical ensemble slasher, respectively. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026

Death Proof is the closest Tarantino has come to making a horror movie, combining the structure, plotting, and slow build-up of a classical slasher with his signature patter while painting his kill scenes as thrilling action set pieces. —Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026

Yet Ben, as a slasher, represents a minor triumph of practical effects (he’s played by Miguel Torres Umba in an ape suit). —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slasher

• asher
• brasher
• dasher
• flasher
• lasher
• masher
• thrasher
• haberdasher