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slasher

noun

Etymology

From slash + -er.

  1. derived from *slītan✻ — “to slit, tear”
  2. derived from esclachier
  3. formed as slasher — “slash + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who slashes.

  2. A machine for applying size to warp yarns.

  3. A horror movie with graphic blood and violence

    A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A murderer in such a film.

    2. One who self-injures by cutting.

      • […] an overdoser, binge drinker, slasher, or sexually impulsive person, is found to act impulsively following some sort of change in a relationship.

    3. A tool for cutting undergrowth.

    4. One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.

      • With the success of the first film and the third one already in production, Warner Bros. is more likely to greet Harry Potter slashers with more takedown orders than tolerance.
      • In other words denied their own voice by a conservative misogynist culture, the original female slashers and vidders needed male characters as surrogates to express their own identity and desires.

    5. A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA