often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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The last two episodes of the series are the best, and offer a good twist certain to appeal to slasher fans.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Then send the littles home and catch the sequel to the ’90s slasher classics with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., who reunite alongside a new generation, including Chase Sui Wonders and Madelyn Cline.
July 25
49.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025
Ortega graduated to more adult roles with her turn as Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), as well as the Ti West slasher X (2022) and Netflix's serial-killer soap You (2019).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
This is a cheeky slasher homage and genre fans will lap it up.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Then send the littles home and catch the sequel to the ’90s slasher classics with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., who reunite alongside a new generation, including Chase Sui Wonders and Madelyn Cline.
July 25
49.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025
Ortega graduated to more adult roles with her turn as Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), as well as the Ti West slasher X (2022) and Netflix's serial-killer soap You (2019).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025
This is a cheeky slasher homage and genre fans will lap it up.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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