slicker

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Adjective

1. comparative form of slick

Noun

slicker (plural slickers)

1. One who or that which slick#Verb|slicks.
2. (originally, North American) A waterproof coat or jacket.
3. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
4. (slang) A swindler or conman.
5. A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
6. (metalworking) 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.

Synonyms

• (waterproof coat or jacket) poncho

Verb

slicker (slickers, present participle slickering; past and past participle slickered)

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.

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