CITY SLICKER Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

city slicker

noun

Definition of city slicker

as in cosmopolitan

a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome

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Recent Examples of city slicker Besides having to grow a beard, Insolera, a city slicker who has lived in Buenos Aires, New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Osaka, Berlin and now Milan, had to play a rural farmer. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 Pfeiffer plays Stacy Clyburn, a city slicker who moves her family from New York City to Montana after tragedy strikes. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 Pitting city slickers against country folk Medicaid cuts in the tax bill Republicans passed last summer are expected to hit rural providers and patients especially hard. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026 The premises are a veritable revolving door of drag queens, musicians, city slickers, Cape Cod locals, and more. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for city slicker

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But her perspective is internet-era cosmopolitan; young but preternaturally wise about self-reliance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
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

Definition of cosmopolitan

Noun

The homeowners, who launched the modern apothecary brand Malin+Goetz in 2004 out of a white-box Manhattan storefront, have settled into life as rural sophisticates.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of sophisticate

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