often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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Earlier this month, Deadline announced that Arquette would return to the slasher franchise for Scream 7.
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Olivia Bellusci, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The slasher also starred Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Jeannine Taylor, and Mark Nelson.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Linda Cardellini will star in Crystal Lake, a drama set before the events that kicked off the slasher franchise.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Is there a movie genre more perfectly suited to the couch co-op treatment than the teen slasher?
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Bellusci, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The slasher also starred Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Jeannine Taylor, and Mark Nelson.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Linda Cardellini will star in Crystal Lake, a drama set before the events that kicked off the slasher franchise.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Is there a movie genre more perfectly suited to the couch co-op treatment than the teen slasher?
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 2025.
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