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slasher

noun, slash·er often attributive \ˈsla-shər\

: someone who kills people with a knife or other sharp weapon

Full Definition of SLASHER

:  one that slashes; especially :  a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade <a slasher film>
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First Known Use of SLASHER

1559

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