SLASHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slasher mean? 

• SLASHER (noun)
  The noun SLASHER has 2 senses:

1. someone who slashes another person

2. a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

  Familiarity information: SLASHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLASHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who slashes another person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("slasher" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Derivation:

slash (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("slasher" is a kind of...):

arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)