SLICKER


Meaning of SLICKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsli-kər ]

noun

Date: 1881

1.

[ slick (II)]

: oilskin ; broadly : raincoat

2.

[ slick to defraud cleverly]

a.

(1) : a clever crook : swindler

(2) : slickster

b. : a city dweller especially of natty appearance or sophisticated mannerisms

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.