Definitions for slasherˈslæʃ ər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slash•erˈslæʃ ər(n.)
one that slashes.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a person who criminally attacks others with a knife, razor, or the like.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a horror film depicting such a criminal and featuring gory special effects.
Category: Motion Pictures, Common Vocabulary
Origin of slasher:
1550–60
Princeton's WordNet
slasher(noun)
someone who slashes another person
slasher(noun)
a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
Wiktionary
slasher(Noun)
One who slashes.
slasher(Noun)
A horror movie with graphic blood and violence.
slasher(Noun)
A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
Webster Dictionary
Slasher(noun)
a machine for applying size to warp yarns
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