slicksters

plural of slickster

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slicksters
Noun
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
  • During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the word thug as a term for rogues and thieves lived on in English.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Streetwise rogues in the mould of an enigmatic leader… there are certainly parallels between Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
    Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rabies is often found in bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes, but any mammal can be infected.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • There are numerous color choices, including toffee, fox, mood indigo, soft pink, blue pearl, lava rock, and toasted coconuts.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Luckily for me, though, Amazon is overflowing with cool-girl sneakers that are posh and trendy, but still practical and versatile for everyday wear.
    Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • Style it with platform sandals or chunky heels, or go casual with a pair of white sneakers.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Slicksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slicksters. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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