sleeker

English

Etymology

sleek +‎ -er

Adjective

sleeker

1. comparative form of sleek: more sleek

Noun

sleeker (plural sleekers)

1. An instrument for sleeking or making smooth.
   • 1852, Frederick Overman, The Moulder's and Founder's Pocket Guide, page 120:

     The blackwashing is here to be the very last operation, and to be well performed, and when dry must be polished by a large sleeker fitting the circle of the cylinder.

Anagrams

• Keesler, keelers

Scots

Adjective

sleeker

1. comparative degree of sleek