Definition

1. Noun:
   • A city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing: A person who lives in a city and is perceived as being accustomed to urban life, fashion, and customs, often in contrast to someone from a rural area.
   • A person who is streetwise and shrewd in urban environments: Someone who is adept at navigating the complexities and fast pace of city life.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer viewed the visiting businessman as a typical city slicker in his expensive suit.
  • She felt like a real city slicker after living in New York for ten years.

Advanced Usage

• Used to imply a contrast with rural simplicity: The term often carries a connotation of sophistication that may be perceived as slick, cunning, or out of touch with rural values.
  • The politician's polished speech made him seem like a city slicker to the small-town voters.
• Can be used humorously or pejoratively: Depending on context, it can be a light-hearted label or a mildly derogatory term suggesting superficiality.
  • My cousin from the country called me a city slicker when I couldn't start the lawnmower.

Variants and Related Words

• Urbanite (n): A more neutral term for a person who lives in a city.
• Townie (n, informal): Often refers to a permanent resident of a town, especially a university town, as opposed to a student.

Synonyms

• Urban dweller: A person who lives in a city.
• Metropolitan: A person who lives in a metropolis or large city.

Antonyms

• Country bumpkin: A derogatory term for a person from a rural area who is considered unsophisticated.
• Rube: An informal, often derogatory term for an unsophisticated country person.

Related Idioms

• "Slick as a city sidewalk": An informal phrase implying someone is very smooth, shrewd, or potentially deceptive in an urban way.
  • Be careful negotiating with him; he's as slick as a city sidewalk.

Noun

1. a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing