1. a horror movie featuring a killer who murders victims with a knife or similar weapon
Usage: film genre
2. a person or thing that slashes or cuts
3. a tool or machine used for cutting or slashing

Examples

• The new slasher movie broke box office records on opening weekend.
• Classic slashers like Halloween helped define the horror genre.
• The budget slasher was criticized for its poor special effects.
• Workers used a brush slasher to clear the overgrown vegetation.
• The tire slasher damaged several cars in the parking lot.
• Forest crews employed mechanical slashers to thin the dense undergrowth.