Slasher (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who slashes another person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police were searching for the slasher who had attacked several people in the park.
- The victim's family was outraged that the slasher had only received a light sentence.
- Witnesses described the slasher as a tall, thin man with a hoodie and a knife.
- The city was on high alert after a series of attacks by a notorious slasher.
- The detective was determined to catch the slasher who had been terrorizing the neighborhood for months.
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Meaning 2
A weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- He drew his slasher from its scabbard, ready to take on the enemy.
- The slasher she carried was a finely crafted blade, its curved edge deadly sharp.
- The ninja swiftly unsheathed her slasher, using it to slash through the bindings.
- He found an old slasher half-buried in the sand, its rusty blade as menacing as it was ancient.
- With a swift stroke of her slasher, she cut free from the tangled ropes.