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

This 2023 sci-fi slasher introduces us to Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) and her mom, Pam (Julie Bowen). —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 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

Ross is closer to Marvin Mims Jr., a gadget guy who can turn upfield on a dime, a slasher with the vision to find a sliver of daylight from anywhere on the field. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slasher

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