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Definition of Slicker
1. Noun. A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
2. Noun. A person with good manners and stylish clothing.
3. Noun. Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Specialized synonyms: Bluffer, Four-flusher, Chiseler, Chiseller, Defrauder, Gouger, Grifter, Scammer, Swindler, Decoy, Steerer, Dodger, Fox, Slyboots, Betrayer, Double-crosser, Double-dealer, Traitor, Two-timer, Defalcator, Embezzler, Peculator, Falsifier, Finagler, Wangler, Counterfeiter, Forger, Fortune Hunter, Figurehead, Front, Front Man, Nominal Head, Straw Man, Strawman, Dissembler, Dissimulator, Hypocrite, Phoney, Phony, Pretender, Imitator, Impersonator, Fake, Faker, Fraud, Imposter, Impostor, Pretender, Pseud, Pseudo, Role Player, Sham, Shammer, Liar, Prevaricator, Misleader, Charlatan, Mountebank, Obscurantist, Sandbagger, Two-timer, Utterer
Derivative terms: Beguile, Cheat, Cheat, Cheat, Cheat, Deceive, Trick, Trick
Definition of Slicker
1. n. That which makes smooth or sleek.
2. n. A waterproof coat.
Definition of Slicker
1. Adjective. (comparative of slick) ¹
2. Noun. A waterproof coat or jacket. ¹
3. Noun. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. ''(abbreviation of city slicker.)'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slicker
1. an oilskin raincoat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slicker
Literary usage of Slicker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire edited by Arthur William A'Beckett (1869)
"He would, under the instructions of Mr. slicker, discover witnesses who could
testify to facts in the box in the most remarkable manner. ..."
2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The soap and borax solution is continually dashed on the leather to supply a body
for the removal of the bloom with the steel slicker. ..."
3. In Camp and Trench: Songs of the Fighting Forces by Berton Braley (1918)
"... THE slicker OH! the slicker makes a dicker for a u-ne-form That's the very
latest style and cut; He is military, very, where the ladies swarm And you ..."
4. Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the by Walter Barlow Stevens (1921)
"... Scientists—Congressional Relief—The Worst Land Frauds in Missouri History—McGee's
Conclusion—Sediment Broke the Valley's Backbone—slicker Wars—Pioneer ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The borax solution is continually dashed on the leather to supply a body for the
removal of the bloom with the steel slicker. The hide is now- turned, ..."
6. Art for All Seasonsby Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore (2004)
"slicker Kid Head (white) Arms (yellow—Cut 2) Boots (red—Cut 2) Hat (yellow)
Legs (blue—Cut 2) ... slicker ..."
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