i Register
In some senses, slasher is marked as informal, slang, UK, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
slasher
noun 6
Collocations
5ADJ.
impulsive
VERB + SLASHER
spoof
SLASHER + NOUN
genre, incident
PREP.
in
ADV.
sexually
Definitions
noun
1
One who slashes.
2
A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
3
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 fundamental pleasures of a good old-fashioned murder spree by a crazed killer, supernatural or otherwise.
4
A murderer in such a film.
5
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.
noun
1
A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
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 ge
Wiktionary02
[…] an overdoser, binge drinker, slasher, or sexually impulsive person, is found to act impulsively following some sort of change in a relationship.
Wiktionary03
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.
Wiktionary04
A mother and her two children were stabbed to death in a slasher incident.
Tatoeba · #259268905
Scary Movie is a spoof of Scream, which is a spoof of the slasher genre.
Tatoeba · #13570543Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars