slicker

noun

ˈsli-kər How to pronounce slicker (audio)
Definition of slickernext
1
as in mac
a coat made of water-resistant material he put on his slicker and boots and headed out into the rain

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2
as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers dressed in their designer duds, the out-of-state slickers stood out amongst the locals at the harvest supper

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Recent Examples of slicker For the dapper dog walker there's plenty of tweed caps and country-style rain slickers. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024 This fluid sends essential nutrients to the cartilage in a joint space, creating a slicker surface for joints. — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022 City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025 The European far right is skillfully seizing the moment, promising an agricultural overhaul and a chance to stick it to the city slickers. — Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 Outfitted in hard hats and slickers, visitors ride 1,500 feet deep into the tunnels for an up-close look at mining techniques, conditions and dangers. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024 The bathtub ring may be the emergency’s most visible manifestation—the drought equivalent of Don Lemon in a rain slicker, weathering gale-force winds in a megastorm. — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2022 Check out the collection of some 200 historic small craft, the Blacksmith Shop, an 1851 American clipper ship, and the Tugboat Pilot House, where kids can don rain slickers and take the wheel of a tugboat. — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023 During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist. — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slicker
  1. raincoat
  2. cosmopolitan
  3. trench
  4. sophisticate
  5. oilskin
  6. waterproof
Noun
  • When shopping for a raincoat, consider one that's transparent or sheer to better show off your dress underneath.
    — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • People also moved quickly to capitalize on the weather, riding bicycles through the area while selling raincoats and ponchos to fans caught outside before conditions began to clear.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of raincoat
Noun
  • As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Definition of cosmopolitan
Noun
  • The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of trench
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  • International sophisticates of every age, seasonal trade-fair young professionals, glamour puss models, honeymooners, couples with kids in tow, heads of state and some of the world’s biggest film stars.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The novel was adapted into a 1965 film, with Caine in a star-making performance as Deighton’s protagonist, a sardonic working-class sophisticate with a love of gourmet food.
    — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of sophisticate
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  • Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.
    — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams.
    — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2018
Definition of oilskin
Noun
  • And use all the proper types of sunblock and waterproof, too.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • The complete system is UL 2849 certified and rated IPX6 waterproof — rain is never a reason to stay home.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 May 2026
Definition of waterproof

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