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slasher

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slash⋅er

[slash-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that slashes.
2. a person who criminally attacks others with a knife, razor, or the like.
3. a horror film depicting such a criminal and featuring gory special effects.

Origin:
1550–60; slash 1 + -er 1
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slash·er   (slāsh'ər)   
n.  One that slashes.
adj.  Characterized by gory violence: slasher movies.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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