Definition of Slicker

1. Noun. A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

Exact synonyms: Oilskin
Generic synonyms: Mac, Macintosh, Mack, Mackintosh

2. Noun. A person with good manners and stylish clothing.
Specialized synonyms: City Boy, City Slicker
Generic synonyms: Man Of The World, Sophisticate

3. Noun. Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

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

slick back
slick down
slick magazine
slick up
slicked
slicked-back
slicked up
slicken
slickened
slickener
slickeners
slickening
slickens
slickenside
slickensides
slicker (current term)
slickers
slickest
slicking
slickings
slickly
slickness
slicknesses
slickrock
slickrocks
slicks
slickster
slicksters
slickwater
slid

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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