slasher
slasher noun: one who slashes.
Noun (1)
slasher (plural slashers)
- One who slashes.
- A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
- A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
- Realizing there was a fresh market for a style of movie that studios had written off as niche material, Scream’s gonzo profits ushered in a wave of subsequent slashers trying to capitalize on a new generation’s discovery of the subgenre, as Gen Xers and Gen Yers alike learned (or re-learned) the...2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2018
- A murderer in such a film.
- 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.1992, Melvin R Lansky, Fathers who Fail
- A tool for cutting undergrowth.
- 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.2002 December 21, Christopher Noxon, “What to do about Harry Potter Porn?”, in The Vancouver Sun, page 96
- The same aspects that made buddy shows attractive to relationship-oriented fans also made them attractive to slashers; the fact that these shows were set in an era of tight jeans and unbuttoned shirts, and of the loosening of formerly strict standards of acceptable male behavior, only provided...2006, Francesca Coppa, “Writing Bodies in Space: Media Fan Fiction as Theatrical Performance”, in Kristina Busse, editor, Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays, page...
Noun (2) capitalized: Slasher
Slasher (plural Slashers)
- A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.
slasher meaning in Tamil
slasher in Tamil
- தீநெறித் திரைப்படம், தீநெறிக்காட்சிப் படம்
Forms of slasher
| plural | slashers |
|---|---|
| plural | Slashers |
Origin of slasher
From slash + -er.
Words formed from slasher
Phrases with slasher
Questions about slasher
- What does slasher mean?
- Slasher means one who slashes.
- What is slasher in Tamil?
- Slasher in Tamil is தீநெறித் திரைப்படம், தீநெறிக்காட்சிப் படம். See Slasher meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is slasher?
- Slasher is a noun.
- What is the plural of slasher?
- The plural of slasher is slashers.
Words near slasher in the dictionary
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