CITY SLICKER Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

city slicker

noun

Definition of city slicker

as in cosmopolitan

a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome

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Recent Examples of city slicker Cavanagh stars as Jack, the new lead detective of the local Police Department and former city slicker who is trying to acclimate to the quirks of small-town life. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 May 2026 Maizy ends up meeting convincing city slicker Gordy (played by Quinn VanAntwerp), who senses the opportunity to take these small town’s woes and turn them into cash. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025 Pitting city slickers against country folk Medicaid cuts in the tax bill Republicans passed last summer are expected to hit rural providers and patients especially hard. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026 Besides having to grow a beard, Insolera, a city slicker who has lived in Buenos Aires, New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Osaka, Berlin and now Milan, had to play a rural farmer. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for city slicker

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Noun

As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of cosmopolitan

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International sophisticates of every age, seasonal trade-fair young professionals, glamour puss models, honeymooners, couples with kids in tow, heads of state and some of the world’s biggest film stars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
The novel was adapted into a 1965 film, with Caine in a star-making performance as Deighton’s protagonist, a sardonic working-class sophisticate with a love of gourmet food.

— Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of sophisticate

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