slasher

Plural: slashers

Noun

• One who slashes; a horror film subgenre.
• someone who slashes another person
• a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
• One who slashes.
• A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
• A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
• A murderer in such a film.
• One who self-injures by cutting.
• A tool for cutting undergrowth.
• One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.

Examples

• He felt like a SLASHER, cutting through my defenses with his sharp word plays.