slasher
Definition
Noun: 1. A weapon (such as a sword or dagger) used for slashing: A sharp-edged tool or weapon designed to cut with a sweeping, violent motion. 2. A person who slashes another person: An individual who attacks and cuts someone with a sharp weapon.
Usage and Examples
- As a weapon:
- The museum displayed various historical slashers, including curved sabers and long knives.
- He was armed with a crude slasher made from a broken piece of metal.
- As a person:
- The police are searching for the slasher who attacked two people in the park last night.
- Witnesses described the slasher as wearing a dark hoodie.
Advanced Usage
- In modern popular culture, "slasher" is most commonly associated with a subgenre of horror films featuring a violent killer, often using a bladed weapon. This is a specific, derived meaning from the core definitions.
- "Friday the 13th" is a classic slasher film.
- The slasher villain in the movie wore a mask.
Variants and Related Words
- Slash (verb): To cut with a violent sweeping stroke.
- Slashing (noun/adjective): The act of cutting violently, or describing something that is severe and cutting (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- For the weapon: cutter, blade, knife, dagger.
- For the person: attacker, assailant, cutter, knife-wielder.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Slasher film/movie: A genre of horror movie characterized by a killer who murders a sequence of victims, often with a bladed tool.
- She loves watching old slasher movies from the 1980s.
Noun
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a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
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someone who slashes another person
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