often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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The actor has also been seen in the Peacock/Blumhouse slasher They/Them, opposite Kevin Bacone, as well as the indie Swallowed directed by Carter Smith.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Writer-director Jeremy Rudd’s slasher movie expands upon the story that kicked off with Rudd’s 2023 viral short Die’ced.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The actress, who starred in the original 1997 slasher and its 1998 sequel, says that both movies came with a parting gift from the Fisherman (Muse Watson), the hook-wielding killer who hunts down the film's unlucky group of teens.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 June 2025
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.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Writer-director Jeremy Rudd’s slasher movie expands upon the story that kicked off with Rudd’s 2023 viral short Die’ced.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The actress, who starred in the original 1997 slasher and its 1998 sequel, says that both movies came with a parting gift from the Fisherman (Muse Watson), the hook-wielding killer who hunts down the film's unlucky group of teens.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 June 2025
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.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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