dodger vs slicker

dodger and slicker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dodger	Yes	No	No	No
slicker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, slicker is a hypernym of dodger; that is, slicker is a word with a broader meaning than dodger:

Other hypernyms of dodger include beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, trickster.

dodger (noun)	slicker (noun)
small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)	a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
a shifty deceptive person	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	a person with good manners and stylish clothing