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Meanings of slicker in English

Spanish
capa aguadera
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Loose-fitting waterproof raincoat, often of oilskin or rubberized fabric and made in bright colors.

        capa aguadera
        Portuguese
        trapaceiro
        Catalan
        trampós
        Spanish
        estafador

        A person who acts dishonestly.

            trapaceiro

            A waterproof coat worn to protect against the rain.

                  Usage of slicker in English
                  1
                  Its new operating system, iOS 6, is slicker than slugs on ice.
                  Wired
                  2
                  It crackled against his slicker; it beat like hands against his face.
                  The Night Horseman
                  3
                  The second night is predictably slicker, and even features the missing joke.
                  The Guardian
                  4
                  It's a little slicker than the state-saving stuff we've seen so far.
                  Wired
                  5
                  Despite never playing together, they looked slicker than the Lions at times.
                  Radio NZ
                  6
                  It was much like their stand, bigger and slicker than the competition.
                  Exit wound
                  7
                  Against Paris Saint-Germain that trio had been outmanoeuvred by slicker, cuter opponents.
                  The Guardian
                  8
                  Meanwhile I stripped off my slicker and pulled on my nylon windbreaker.
                  Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
                  9
                  Fifteen minutes later Keith was helping him off with his wet slicker.
                  The River's End
                  10
                  Again he fell on his knees, and took off his dripping slicker.
                  The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country
                  11
                  He could manage things slicker than the political bosses, an' he would.
                  Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
                  12
                  In the next flash Newt saw Dish pulling on a yellow slicker.
                  Lonesome dove
                  13
                  The other was a woman in a slicker and pink vinyl boots.
                  Flash and Bones
                  14
                  The streetlamps flickered on, making the street look slicker, even more treacherous.
                  Delta girls
                  15
                  The guy had to be a city slicker, not from around here.
                  Running scared
                  16
                  Then you've those denim overalls, and your slicker, and Bob's outgrown pea-coat.
                  Walter and the Wireless
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                  Translations for slicker
                  Portuguese
                  trapaceiro
                  Slicker through the time
                  Slicker across language varieties
                  United States of America
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Common