different between slinker vs slicker
slinker
English
Etymology
slink +? -er
Noun
slinker (plural slinkers)
- One who slinks.
- P. G. Wodehouse
- He paws! He's a slinker and a prowler and a leerer. He's a pest and a worm!
- P. G. Wodehouse
Anagrams
- Kerlins, Kinsler, Linkers, Sinkler, linkers, relinks
Swedish
Verb
slinker
- present tense of slinka.
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slicker
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?k?(?)
Etymology 1
From the adjective slick.
Adjective
slicker
- comparative form of slick: more slick
Etymology 2
From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) +? -er.
Noun
slicker (plural slickers)
- One who or that which slicks.
- (originally Canada, US) A waterproof coat or jacket.
- A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
- (slang) A swindler or conman.
- A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
- (metalworking) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
- A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
- A brush for grooming a cat and removing loose fur.
- 2009, Vicky Halls, The Complete Cat (page 225)
- There are numerous grooming products on the market, particularly for longhaired cats – for example, rakes, slickers and detangle sprays, many of which claim to make grooming as simple and safe as possible.
- 2009, Vicky Halls, The Complete Cat (page 225)
Synonyms
- (waterproof coat or jacket): poncho
Verb
slicker (third-person singular simple present slickers, present participle slickering, simple past and past participle slickered)
- To slither, as on a slick surface.
- To con or hoodwink.
- To use a slicker on.
- To smooth or slick.
- To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.
See also
- city slicker
Anagrams
- Rickels, Sickler, lickers, relicks, rickles, sickler
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