slicker

¹ American  

[slik-er] / ˈslɪk ər /

noun

1. a long, loose oilskin raincoat.

2. any raincoat.

3. Informal.

   1. a swindler; a sly cheat.

   2. city slicker.

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slicker ² American  

[slik-er] / ˈslɪk ər /

noun

1. a tool, usually of stone or glass, for scraping, smoothing, and working tanning agents into a skin or hide.

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slicker British  

/ ˈslɪkə /

noun

1. informal a sly or untrustworthy person (esp in the phrase city slicker )

2. a shiny raincoat, esp an oilskin

3. a small trowel used for smoothing the surfaces of a mould

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Other Word Forms

• slickered adjective

Etymology

Origin of slicker¹

First recorded in 1880–85; slick + -er ¹

Origin of slicker²

First recorded in 1850–55; slick + -er ¹

Example Sentences

There are signs that Amazon customers in remote areas are just as likely to get hooked on speedy delivery as city slickers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aunt Tess is standing in the doorway holding my rain slicker.

From Literature

Lego Galaxy hopes to draw visitors — and perhaps new audiences — by focusing on slicker, more modern technology and injecting in the park the sort of excitable ride more commonly found at Legoland’s Southern California competitors.

From Los Angeles Times

Bigger towns have been particularly enticing for us city slickers, places like Seattle, New Orleans, Denver and Austin, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skiers have to re-don their skis at the top for one final climb, and Fatton was much slicker than Harrop, racing away to a lead she never looked likely to relinquish.

From Barron's

Related Words

• cloak
• frock
• jacket
• overcoat
• raincoat
• suit
• tuxedo
• windbreaker
• wrap