"slicker" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈslɪkɚ/ [General-American], /ˈslɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-slicker.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From the adjective slick. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} slicker
  1. comparative form of slick: more slick Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: slick (extra: more slick)
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-adj-mbFAUGEZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈslɪkɚ/ [General-American], /ˈslɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-slicker.ogg Forms: slickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slick|er|t1=to smooth or make slick}} slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slicker (plural slickers)
  1. One who or that which slicks.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-EACkUjbq
  2. (originally Canada, US) A waterproof coat or jacket. Tags: US Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms (waterproof coat or jacket): poncho Translations (waterproof coat or jacket): reënjas (Afrikaans), pršiplášť [masculine] (Czech), plášť do deště (Czech), Regenjacke [feminine] (German), Regenmantel [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-efoAuWWN Disambiguation of Clothing: 5 0 46 21 0 4 4 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'waterproof coat or jacket': 0 96 1 0 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of 'waterproof coat or jacket': 0 96 1 0 1 1 1 1
  3. A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.) Categories (topical): Agriculture, Leatherworking, Masonry
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-yKRk3N8l Disambiguation of Agriculture: 2 10 3 41 1 2 8 13 4 2 2 2 1 8 Disambiguation of Leatherworking: 1 10 5 39 1 3 11 9 3 4 4 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Masonry: 3 7 2 29 1 3 12 24 4 2 1 2 1 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 8 33 0 1 12 15 5 2 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 9 16 25 1 3 8 9 5 5 5 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 8 3 41 1 2 9 15 3 4 4 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 15 4 35 1 2 11 14 3 3 3 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 4 42 1 1 8 13 3 3 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 2 10 11 41 1 2 7 9 3 4 3 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 8 9 39 1 4 10 10 3 3 2 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 8 4 40 2 3 9 10 4 5 4 3 3 4
  4. (slang) A swindler or conman. Tags: slang Translations (swindler or conman): blinkjan (Afrikaans), Hochstapler [masculine] (German), Schwindler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-f5IXyAOY Disambiguation of 'swindler or conman': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  5. A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-RnfhEteT
  6. (metalworking) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern. Categories (topical): Metalworking, Masonry
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-ufO8vo1k Disambiguation of Masonry: 3 7 2 29 1 3 12 24 4 2 1 2 1 9 Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  7. A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby. Categories (topical): Masonry, Tools
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-9bJbauuw Disambiguation of Masonry: 3 7 2 29 1 3 12 24 4 2 1 2 1 9 Disambiguation of Tools: 1 2 5 5 2 7 15 22 4 7 7 11 6 7
  8. A brush for grooming a cat or other pet and removing loose fur. Synonyms: slicker brush
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-noun-I3snYcjj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈslɪkɚ/ [General-American], /ˈslɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-slicker.ogg Forms: slickers [present, singular, third-person], slickering [participle, present], slickered [participle, past], slickered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slick|er|t1=to smooth or make slick}} slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} slicker (third-person singular simple present slickers, present participle slickering, simple past and past participle slickered)
  1. To slither, as on a slick surface.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-verb-o9p6Assy
  2. To con or hoodwink.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-verb-5JHj~TQ2
  3. To use a slicker on.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-verb-RIGu8i3g
  4. To smooth or slick.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-verb-~6HZp6LU
  5. To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.
    Sense id: en-slicker-en-verb-VM0gZEc6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: city slicker
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1911, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade marks, Volume 38:",
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          "text": "I carefully watched his quick emotions as they slickered in his eyes before he hid them.",
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          "ref": "2015, Joshua Gaylord, When We Were Animals, →ISBN:",
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          "ref": "1979, John Greenway, Susan Perl, Tales from the United States, →ISBN, page 9:",
          "text": "I knew he had been slickered again.",
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