"hack-and-slasher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hack-and-slashers [plural]
Etymology: hack-and-slash + -er Etymology templates: {{af|en|hack-and-slash|-er|id2=entertainment}} hack-and-slash + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hack-and-slasher (plural hack-and-slashers)
  1. A film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy. Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-hack-and-slasher-en-noun-BJqqbr03 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (entertainment)

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