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Dictionary: slick·er   (slĭk'ər) pronunciation

n.
    1. A long water-repellant coat usually made of oilskin.
    2. A raincoat made of a glossy or shiny material, such as plastic or rubber.
  1. A tool for dressing hides.
  2. Informal. A cheat; a swindler.
  3. Informal. A person with stylish clothing and manners.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
  Synonym: oilskin

Meaning #2: a person with good manners and stylish clothing

Meaning #3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  Synonyms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler


Translations: Slicker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fidusmager

idioms:

  • city slicker    smart person fra byen

Nederlands (Dutch)
waterdichte jas, gladjakker

Français (French)
n. - (US) ciré

idioms:

  • city slicker    homme du milieu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Regenmantel, Betrüger

idioms:

  • city slicker    cleverer Großstädter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) αδιάβροχο από μουσαμά ή πλαστικό, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) καπάτσος απατεώνας, κομψευόμενος πρωτευουσιάνος

idioms:

  • city slicker    κομψευόμενος πρωτευουσιάνος

Italiano (Italian)
dritto, impermeabile lungo alla cowboy

idioms:

  • city slicker    un dritto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vigarista, impermeável, trapaceiro (m)

idioms:

  • city slicker    pessoa que vêm da cidade, citadino (m)

Русский (Russian)
непромокаемый плащ, обманщик, городской франт

idioms:

  • city slicker    городской житель, городской франт

Español (Spanish)
n. - impermeable, estafador

idioms:

  • city slicker    granuja, embaucador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skojare, smart figur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
防水衣, 骗子, 雨衣

idioms:

  • city slicker    精明, 时髦的城市人, 俗不可耐者, 城市滑头

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 防水衣, 騙子, 雨衣

idioms:

  • city slicker    精明, 時髦的城市人, 俗不可耐者, 城市滑頭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 길고 풍신한 레인 코트, 협잡 꾼, 약아 빠진 도회지 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スリッカー, いかさま師

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمشمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערמומי, נוכל, מעיל-גשם‬


 
 
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