pretender vs slicker

pretender and slicker both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

pretender: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
slicker: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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

pretender (noun)	slicker (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	a person with good manners and stylish clothing