sicker

adjective

sick·​er ˈsi-kər 

chiefly Scotland

: secure, safe

also : dependable

sicker adverb chiefly Scotland

sickerly adverb chiefly Scotland

Examples of sicker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those people are likely to be relatively young and healthy, leaving a pool of sicker, more expensive patients — leading to even higher premiums in subsequent years. —Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025

This would create an adverse selection problem—leaving a riskier, potentially sicker population in the insured pool—which could further drive up medical costs for ACA plans and erode Centene’s margins. —Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

That leaves a higher concentration of sicker patients who generate claims. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

Since 2021, their award-winning Hospital at Home program has cared for more than 3,400 patients—freeing up more than 17,500 beds for sicker patients and saving the hospital more than $17 million. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English siker, from Old English sicor, from Latin securus secure

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sicker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker
• thicker