slicker meaning

UK US /ˈslɪkɚ/ 2 syllables

slicker (noun): a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

slicker has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

slicker as a noun

  1. a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof

    Synonyms: oilskin

    Type of: macintosh

  2. a person with good manners and stylish clothing

    Type of: sophisticate

    Kinds: city slicker

  3. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

    Synonyms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler

    Type of: wrongdoer

    Kinds: bluffer, swindler, decoy, dodger, double-crosser, embezzler, falsifier, finagler, forger, fortune hunter, front man, hypocrite

How to pronounce slicker

slicker is pronounced /ˈslɪkɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with slicker

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in ER · 7-letter words

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