forger vs slicker

forger

noun
  • A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter. 

  • A person who forges metals. 

slicker

noun
  • A swindler or conman. 

  • A waterproof coat or jacket. 

  • A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather. 

  • A brush for grooming a cat and removing loose fur. 

  • A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern. 

  • A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby. 

  • A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.) 

  • One who or that which slicks. 

verb
  • To slither, as on a slick surface. 

  • To con or hoodwink. 

  • To use a slicker on. 

  • To smooth or slick. 

  • To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization. 

How often have the words forger and slicker occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )