slicker

1 a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof [syn: oilskin]

2 a person with good manners and stylish clothing

3 someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler]

English

Adjective

slicker

1. comparative of slick

Noun

1. A waterproof coat or jacket.
2. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)

See also

• city slicker

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