slasher vs slash

slasher and slash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slasher	Yes	No	No	No
slash	Yes	No	Yes	No

slasher (noun)	slash (noun)
a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
someone who slashes another person	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
	an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
	a wound made by cutting

slasher (verb)	slash (verb)
	cut drastically
	cut open
	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
	beat severely with a whip or rod
	move or stir about violently