Definitions for slicker

Overview of noun slicker

The noun slicker has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) oilskin, slicker

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

2. slicker

(a person with good manners and stylish clothing)

3. deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

(someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Overview of adj slick

The adj slick has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. slick

(made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil")

2. glib, pat, slick

(having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial")

3. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick

(having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters")

4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

(marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney")