Slicker (Noun)

Meaning 1

Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The used car salesman was a slicker who convinced me to buy a lemon, claiming it had a clean title and no previous accidents.
  • My ex-boyfriend was a slicker who made me think he was committed to the relationship, but it turned out he was seeing someone else the whole time.
  • The politician was accused of being a slicker for promising to create jobs and improve the economy during his campaign, but failing to deliver once in office.
  • The email scammer was a slicker who tricked me into thinking I had won a large sum of money, and convinced me to send him personal and financial information.
  • The televangelist was exposed as a slicker for claiming to have healing powers and accepting donations from his gullible followers.

Synonyms

  • Deceiver
  • Cheat
  • Cheater
  • Trickster
  • Beguiler

Hypernyms

  • Wrongdoer
  • Offender

Hyponyms

  • Sandbagger
  • Grifter
  • Slyboots
  • Double-dealer
  • Phony
  • Steerer
  • Phoney
  • Imitator
  • Charlatan
  • Obscurantist
  • Dissembler
  • Chiseller
  • Front Man
  • Sham
  • Prevaricator
  • Fox
  • Counterfeiter
  • Mountebank
  • Chiseler
  • Two-timer
  • Forger
  • Pseud
  • Falsifier
  • Traitor
  • Impostor
  • Defrauder
  • Imposter
  • Bluffer
  • Front
  • Liar
  • Pseudo
  • Role Player
  • Four-flusher
  • Pretender
  • Fake
  • Dodger
  • Faker
  • Fortune Hunter
  • Impersonator
  • Misleader
  • Gouger
  • Defalcator
  • Peculator
  • Straw Man
  • Finagler
  • Wangler
  • Double-crosser
  • Dissimulator
  • Utterer
  • Decoy
  • Figurehead
  • Embezzler
  • Swindler
  • Betrayer
  • Hypocrite
  • Shammer
  • Nominal Head

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The hikers wore their trusty slickers to keep them dry in the pouring rain.
  • She put on her bright yellow slicker to make herself more visible while walking in the fog.
  • The old sailor's slicker had been with him for decades and had seen its fair share of storms.
  • The tourists struggled to navigate the wet streets of London without their slickers.
  • He grabbed his slicker and ran out the door, not wanting to get caught in the downpour without it.

Synonyms

  • Oilskin

Hypernyms

  • Mack
  • Macintosh
  • Mac

Meaning 3

A person with good manners and stylish clothing.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • He was a slicker, always dressing to impress and opening doors for the ladies.
  • My uncle was a slicker, known for his impeccable taste in suits and his charming smile.
  • The salesman was a real slicker, effortlessly convincing clients to make a purchase with his smooth talk and fashionable attire.
  • She was a slicker, always looking polished and put-together, whether she was attending a business meeting or a social gathering.
  • He was the ultimate slicker, with his designer clothes and exquisite manners, turning heads wherever he went.

Hypernyms

  • Man Of The World

Hyponyms

  • City Boy
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