often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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Players start with a small deck of cards that represents a fighting style, such as balanced, aggressive, trickster, slasher or counter striker, and each round of combat, a hand is drawn from that deck.
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Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
The action travels back to Woodsboro 25 years later when the slasher resurfaces.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
What’s unusual is that two of the kids were raised by a gay couple who are shown together in bed, in a rare display of gay intimacy during the golden age of the slasher film.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The last two episodes of the series are the best, and offer a good twist certain to appeal to slasher fans.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
The action travels back to Woodsboro 25 years later when the slasher resurfaces.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
What’s unusual is that two of the kids were raised by a gay couple who are shown together in bed, in a rare display of gay intimacy during the golden age of the slasher film.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The last two episodes of the series are the best, and offer a good twist certain to appeal to slasher fans.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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