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
The Carpenters’ workplace is a white suburban home that looks as if ripped straight out of a slasher — but here, tucked in a tidy warehouse of festival awards and memorabilia, the killer is already inside.
—
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline reports that the pair is back in the world of the parody slasher after 18 years away from the movies.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Filming of the slasher took place in various parts of Los Angeles over the summer in 1984.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slasher 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline reports that the pair is back in the world of the parody slasher after 18 years away from the movies.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Filming of the slasher took place in various parts of Los Angeles over the summer in 1984.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slasher
Dictionary Entries Near slasher
Cite this Entry
“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share