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slicker

Pronunciation: /ˈslɪkɚ/

The English word “slicker” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who or that which slicks.
  2. A waterproof coat or jacket.
  3. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
  4. A swindler or conman.
  5. A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
  6. A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
  7. A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
  8. Synonym of slicker brush

verb

  1. To slither, as on a slick surface.
  2. To con or hoodwink.
  3. To use a slicker on.
  4. To smooth or slick.
  5. To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.

Etymology

From the adjective slick.

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