CITY SLICKER

Meaning of CITY SLICKER in English

( city slickers)

If you refer to someone as a city slicker , you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life. ( INFORMAL )

...the city slickers in the capital.

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

CITY SLICKER — noun Date: 1924 slicker 2b
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CITY SLICKER — noun : slicker 3 ; broadly : someone regarded as sophisticated or effete
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CITY SLICKER — Often Disparaging. a worldly, nattily dressed city dweller. [ 1920-25, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CITY SLICKER — n. (Informal) person from a large city who is overly sophisticated, stylish and sophisticated city person, sophisticated city dweller
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CITY SLICKER — Date: 1924 : slicker 2b
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CITY SLICKER — Function: noun Date: 1924 : SLICKER 2B
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CITY SLICKER — ■ noun informal, derogatory a person with the sophisticated tastes or values associated with city dwellers.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CITY SLICKER — [city slicker] n (1924): slicker 2b
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CITY SLICKER — noun ( informal , often disapproving ) a person who behaves in a way that is typical of people who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CITY SLICKER — ˌcity ˈslicker BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: slicker from slick 'to deceive cleverly' (19-20 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY SLICKER — (~s) If you refer to someone as a ~, you mean that they live and work in a city and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CITY SLICKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Once you get accustomed to life on the range, it's hard to go back to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CITY SLICKER — Synonyms and related words : big-city man, bourgeois, burgess, burgher, city dweller, city man, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, exurbanite, man of experience, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CITY SLICKER — (неодобрительно) пройдоха из большого города; гражданин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CITY SLICKER — неодобр. пройдоха из большого города; горожанин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CITY SLICKER — горожанин (насмешливо)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CITY SLICKER — неодобр. пройдоха из большого города; горожанин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CITY SLICKER — неодобр. пройдоха из большого города; горожанин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CITY SLICKER — горожанин (насмешливо)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CITY SLICKER — n infml The rural population has natural distrust of the city slickers with their persuasive talk and refined manners — Сельское …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CITY SLICKER — n infml The rural population has natural distrust of the city slickers with their persuasive talk and refined manners — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CITY SLICKER — city slicker n infml The rural population has natural distrust of the city slickers with their persuasive talk and refined …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CITY SLICKER — The rural population has natural distrust of the city slickers with their persuasive talk and refined manners — Сельское население …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
CITY SLICKER — (неодобрительно) пройдоха из большого города; гражданин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLICKER — noun Date: 1881 oilskin , 2. \slick to defraud cleverly] a. a clever crook ; swindler, slickster , a city …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CITY — I Relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The …
Английский словарь Британика
CITY — I. ˈsid.ē, -itē, -i noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English citie, from Old French cité, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLICKER — ˈslikə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: slick (I) + -er 1. : one that slicks: as a. : a sharp-edged …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLICKER — (n.) A waterproof coat.
Английский словарь Webster
SLICKER — (n.) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
Английский словарь Webster
SLICKER — (n.) A kind of burnisher for leather.
Английский словарь Webster
SLICKER — (n.) That which makes smooth or sleek.
Английский словарь Webster
SLICKER — ( n. ) That which makes smooth or sleek.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICKER — ( n. ) A waterproof coat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICKER — ( n. ) A kind of burnisher for leather.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICKER — ( n. ) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICKER — slicker 1 — slickered , adj. /slik"euhr/ , n. 1. a long, loose oilskin raincoat. 2. any raincoat. 3. Informal. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CITY — — cityless , adj. — citylike , adj. /sit"ee/ , n. , pl. cities . 1. a large or important …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICKER — n. raincoat; trickster, cheat (Informal); stylish and sophisticated person (Informal); raincoat, mack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLICKER — noun Date: 1881 1. [ slick (II)] : oilskin ; broadly : raincoat 2. [ slick to defraud cleverly] a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLICKER — noun a waterproof coat. 2. slicker ·noun a kind of burnisher for leather. 3. slicker ·noun that which makes smooth …
Webster English vocab
CITY — noun a large town. 2. city ·adj of or pertaining to a city. 3. city ·noun the collective body of …
Webster English vocab
SLICKER — ■ noun N. Amer. 1》 informal a cheat or swindler. 2》 informal short for city ~ . 3》 a raincoat …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CITY
Britannica English vocabulary
SLICKER — slicker BrE AmE ˈslɪk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ slicker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLICKER — / ˈslɪkə(r); NAmE / noun ( NAmE ) a long loose coat that keeps you dry in the rain —see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CITY — / ˈsɪti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a large and important town : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CITY — City, the BrE AmE ( also the ˌCity of ˈLondon ) British English an area in central London where there …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY — cit ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈsɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cities ) [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLICKER — n. US 1 colloq. a a plausible rogue. b a smart and sophisticated city-dweller (cf. city slicker). 2 a raincoat …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLICKER — n. US 1 colloq. a a plausible rogue. b a smart and sophisticated city-dweller (cf. city slicker). 2 a raincoat …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLICKER — n. US 1 colloq. a a plausible rogue. b a smart and sophisticated city-dweller (cf. city slicker). 2 a raincoat …
Oxford English vocab
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Oxford English vocab
SLICKER — ( slickers) 1. A slicker is a long loose waterproof coat. ( AM; in BRIT, use oilskins ) N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLICKER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES city slicker COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN city ▪ Ballet definitely didn't jell with the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city boundary ▪ The new housing estates stretch beyond the old city boundaries. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLICKER — [noun] [C] - a city slicker, see at city
Cambridge English vocab
CITY — (LARGE PLACE) [noun] [C] - a place in which there are many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, …
Cambridge English vocab
CITY — (FINANCIAL CENTRE) [noun] [U] - the City the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as …
Cambridge English vocab
CITY — n. Kuwait City Quebec City Atlantic City Belize City Carson City Cebu City city government city state Forbidden City garden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLICKER — Synonyms and related words : abradant, abrasive, bunco artist, bunco steerer, burnish, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, cheat, cheater, city slicker, con …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CITY — Synonyms and related words : Bowery, Chinatown, East End, East Side, Kreis, Little Hungary, Little Italy, Stadt, West End, West …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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