figurehead vs slicker

figurehead and slicker both are nouns.

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

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

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

figurehead (noun)	slicker (noun)
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels	a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	a person with good manners and stylish clothing