The Clue
City fellow (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SLICKER
Tags
Notes
The answer SLICKER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SLICKER as a noun:
1. (oilskin, slicker) = a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
2. a person with good manners and stylish clothing
3. (deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker) = someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
SLICK as an adjective:
1. (glossy, satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick) = having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
2. made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
3. (glib, pat, slick) = having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
4. (crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily) = marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"