Definitions

1. noun

a person who commits brutal murders, typically with a knife, often in a series of incidents.

“The true crime documentary focused on the rise of slasher movies in the 1970s and 1980s.”

2. verb

to commit brutal murders, typically with a knife, often in a series of incidents.

“The police suspect that the slasher was a local resident who had a history of violence.”

3. noun

a person or thing that cuts or slashes something, such as a tool or a piece of equipment.

“The slasher on the lawn mower made it difficult to cut the grass evenly.”

4. verb

to cut or slash something, such as a surface or an object.

“The artist used a slasher to cut the intricate design into the metal plate.”