Slicker

Quick meaning: Slicker is an adjective meaning comparative form of slick: more slick.

Meaning

comparative form of slick: more slick.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

I knew he had been slickered again.

That's me, a holy greased pig, slickering away out of the fumbling hands of evil.

The bends are rinsed well and slickered on both the sides to remove excess of water.

I carefully watched his quick emotions as they slickered in his eyes before he hid them.

Word Forms

• slickers
• slickering
• slickered

Synonyms for slicker

Depending on context, synonyms include poncho, oilskin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oilskin, sleeker, glissader, skidder, sleeking, sliming.

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