slickster

American  

[slik-ster] / ˈslɪk stər /

noun

Slang.

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

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Etymology

Origin of slickster

First recorded in 1960–65; slick + -ster

Example Sentences

Dodson’s resentment of, yet yearning for, connection with IQ and fulfilling his destiny as a slickster Watson to IQ’s more cerebral Sherlock is one of the novel’s many ancillary pleasures.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, Ms. Wainwright was not your obvious online-luxury slickster.

From New York Times

The interviews mark a second phase in the boisterous slickster’s return to the public eye.

From Salon

I was expecting this suited slickster, and here’s a funny guy wearing his own merch.

From New York Times

That typecasting as the slickster, and a general perfectionism, has led him to turn down roles, a position he has also begun to reevaluate in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times