slickster

[ slik-ster ]

nounSlang.

a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.

Origin of slickster

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First recorded in 1960–65; slick + -ster

Words Nearby slickster

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How to use slickster in a sentence

The scale, scope, and sophistication of these crimes can’t be conducted by individual slicksters.
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