slicker

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈslɪkɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈslɪkə/ Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From the adjective slick. ==== Adjective ==== slicker comparative form of slick: more slick === Etymology 2 === From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er. ==== Noun ==== slicker (plural slickers) One who or that which slicks. (originally Canada, US) A waterproof coat or jacket. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.) (slang) A swindler or conman. A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather. (metalworking) 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. Synonym of slicker brush ===== Synonyms ===== (waterproof coat or jacket): poncho ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== slicker (third-person singular simple present slickers, present participle slickering, simple past and past participle slickered) 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. ==== See also ==== city slicker === Anagrams === Rickels, Rickles, sickler, rickles, lickers, relicks, Sickler