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rainslicker

rainslicker noun: a waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.

Noun

rainslicker (plural rainslickers)

  1. A waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.
    • The construction worker leaned over and the two men got me onto his back, piggyback style, and that sweet man in the yellow rainslicker took me down the street to my destination.2009 July 3, “Kindness, by piggyback”, in Toronto Star

Forms of rainslicker

pluralrainslickers

Origin of rainslicker

From rain + slicker.

Questions about rainslicker

What does rainslicker mean?
Rainslicker means a waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather.
What part of speech is rainslicker?
Rainslicker is a noun.
What is the plural of rainslicker?
The plural of rainslicker is rainslickers.

Words near rainslicker in the dictionary

  1. rainshades
  2. rainshadow
  3. rainshadows
  4. rainshower
  5. rainshowers
  6. rainslicker
  7. rainslickers
  8. rainsoaked
  9. rainsome
  10. rainspout
  11. rainspouts

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