English Explanatory Dictionary

slasher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who slashes.
  2. A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
  3. A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
  4. A murderer in such a film.
  5. One who self-injures by cutting.
  6. A tool for cutting undergrowth.
  7. One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.
noun
  1. A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.

Word forms

slasher slashers

Etymology

From slash + -er.

Derived words

femslasher hack and slasher hack-and-slasher slasher film slasher flick slasher movie
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