slicker

Plural: slickers

Noun

• A loose-fitting raincoat made of oilskin or other waterproof material.
• a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
• a person with good manners and stylish clothing
• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
• One who or that which slicks.
• A waterproof coat or jacket.
• A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
• A swindler or conman.
• A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
• A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
• A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
• A brush for grooming a cat or other pet and removing loose fur.

Adjective Satellite

• made slick by e.g. ice or grease
• having only superficial plausibility
• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
• marked by skill in deception

Adj

• comparative form of slick: more slick

Verb

• To slither, as on a slick surface.
• To con or hoodwink.
• To use a slicker on.
• To smooth or slick.
• To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.

Examples

• He wore his lucky SLICKER to the Scrabble tournament, hoping it would bring rain of points.

Synonyms

beguiler, cheat, cheater, crafty, cunning, deceiver, dodgy, foxy, glib, guileful, knavish, oilskin, pat, satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek, slick, sly, trickster, tricksy, tricky, wily, poncho, slicker brush

Related Words

city slicker

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