Synonyms of slicker

slicker

noun

ˈsli-kər 

1

as in mac

a coat made of water-resistant material

he put on his slicker and boots and headed out into the rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mac
• raincoat
• trench
• oilskin
• waterproof
• mackintosh
• rainwear
• rain gear
• trench coat
• poncho
• sou'wester

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cosmopolitan
• sophisticate
• metropolitan
• city slicker
• cosmopolite
• urbanite
• worldling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• provincial
• hick
• bumpkin
• rustic
• yokel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slicker

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

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

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

This fluid sends essential nutrients to the cartilage in a joint space, creating a slicker surface for joints. — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022

Phrases Containing slicker

• city slicker