slickers

Glossy rain gear

Slickers is the plural of slicker, a waterproof coat or jacket—especially the yellow oilskin variety worn by fishermen and sailors.

City slicker describes someone from an urban area, implying sophistication but also naivety about rural life: Those slickers from New York don't know the first thing about farming.

The term carries a hint of distrust—slick suggests smooth-talking or deceptive.

rainwear

raincoat

Waterproof outer garment

oilskinTreated waterproof fabric
ponchoHeadhole garment for rain
anorakWeatherproof hooded outerwear

windbreaker · trenchcoat · parka · galoshes · waders · gore-tex · rubberized · waterproof · weatherproof · yellow

ranchers

cattle

Domesticated bovines kept commercially

wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
lassoLooped rope for catching
rodeoCowboy skills competition

branding · chaps · spurs · corral · livestock · roundup · buckaroo · cowpoke · mustang · bronco

urbanites

sophisticate

Worldly, cultured person

swindlerPerson who deceives for money
conmanFraud who deceives for profit
hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner

sharper · trickster · citydweller · metropolitan · cosmopolitan · streetwise · savvy · polished · urbane · grifter

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