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slicker
1[ slik-er ]
slicker
2[ slik-er ]
noun
- a tool, usually of stone or glass, for scraping, smoothing, and working tanning agents into a skin or hide.
slicker
/ ˈslɪkə /
noun
- informal.a sly or untrustworthy person (esp in the phrase city slicker )
- a shiny raincoat, esp an oilskin
- a small trowel used for smoothing the surfaces of a mould
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Derived Forms
- ˈslickered, adjective
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Other Words From
- slickered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Out went the underground graphics; in came a cleaner, slicker style.
The older, slicker Biden, with four years of veep-hood under his belt, had some gifts handed to him on a platter.
The spill, however, is a far slicker problem for conservative Marco Rubio.
John Deere had an ad that was like Green Acres, a city slicker on his new sit-down tractor.
The idea was to remake it in a slicker and, of course, more costly version.
While we were packing grub and bedding on Piegan's extra horse, Lyn joined us, wrapped from head to heel in a yellow slicker.
"Sure," said the other gracelessly, and tossed his own slicker onto a bunk.
Hurriedly, he unfastened the yellow slicker he was wearing, and gently wrapped it about the unconscious form.
The woman stood there with a long rubber slicker tight-buttoned from collar to hem.
I'm sure there's a lot of water lodging on the top of this slicker.
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