# slasher

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,184

## Definitions
1. One who slashes.
2. A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
3. A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
4. A murderer in such a film.
5. One who self-injures by cutting.
6. A tool for cutting undergrowth.
7. One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships.

## Etymology
From slash + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slasher-vs-slater)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slasher-vs-slayer)
- **smashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slasher-vs-smashed)
- **slash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slash-vs-slasher)
- **slander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slander-vs-slasher)
- **slashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slashed-vs-slasher)
- **slacker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slacker-vs-slasher)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsasher`, `salsher`, `slahser`, `slasehr`, `slasherr`, `slashher`, `slashre`, `slassher`, `sllasher`, `slsaher`, `sslasher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slasher