SLICKER


Meaning of SLICKER in English

slicker 1

— slickered , adj.

/slik"euhr/ , n.

1. a long, loose oilskin raincoat.

2. any raincoat.

3. Informal.

a. a swindler; a sly cheat.

b. See city slicker .

[ 1880-85; SLICK 1 + -ER 1 ]

slicker 2

/slik"euhr/ , n.

a tool, usually of stone or glass, for scraping, smoothing, and working tanning agents into a skin or hide.

[ 1850-55; SLICK 2 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .