often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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The latest entry in the slasher franchise, Scream 7, was originally set to star Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, reprising their roles from the prior two movies.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Back in August, while promoting her horror film The Front Room, Brandy, 46, expressed interest in returning to the slasher franchise.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its latest horror film comes from Billy Bryk and Stranger Things’s Finn Wolfhard, who co-wrote and directed this camp slasher.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
Kuzma has flashed the ability to be an effective off-ball slasher, moving without the ball or attacking immediately on a swing pass.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Back in August, while promoting her horror film The Front Room, Brandy, 46, expressed interest in returning to the slasher franchise.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its latest horror film comes from Billy Bryk and Stranger Things’s Finn Wolfhard, who co-wrote and directed this camp slasher.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
Kuzma has flashed the ability to be an effective off-ball slasher, moving without the ball or attacking immediately on a swing pass.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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