hustler

[ huhs-ler ]

/ ˈhʌs lər /

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noun

an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.

Slang. a person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler.

Informal. an expert gambler or game player who seeks out challengers, especially unsuspecting amateur ones, in order to win money from them: He earned his living as a pool hustler.

Slang. a prostitute.

a person who hustles.

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Origin of hustler

First recorded in 1815–25; hustle + -er¹

Words nearby hustler

Husserl, Hussite, hussy, hustings, hustle, hustler, hustle up, Huston, hut, hutch, Hutcheson

How to use hustler in a sentence

Their tumult exploded into a nasty public feud earlier this year, but she compliments his drive as a hustler while she works up the hill, slightly short of breath.
Why We Love ‘Hiking with Rappers’|awise|October 28, 2021|Outside Online
The two appeared nude together in the Jan. 2014 issue of Hustler, but she says they broke up in May.
Christy Mack: The Porn World Unites Over A Fallen Comrade|Aurora Snow|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strong in the thought that he had 365 days running for him, the second hustler was pleased to accept.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hume said Obama was non-divisive “and not a race hustler in any way” and America was proud to see him elected.
White Folks Can Talk About Race|Roland S. Martin|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At first, when his name was revealed by Hustler in connection to the case, Vitter acknowledged it.
There’s No Getting Rid of David Vitter, America’s Most Contemptible Senator|Michael Tomasky|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's The New Yorker meets Hustler meets Interview combined to fulfill one ultimate goal: satisfying one's "sexual narcissism."
Adult Magazine: The New Female Erotica|Erin Cunningham|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The governor was a candidate for re-election, and being a hustler, made many hot speeches from the hustings.
Step Lively!|George Niblo
The Hen being always an out-and-out hustler, and hard as an Indian pony, her not being well shook us up bad.
Santa F's Partner|Thomas A. Janvier
"Never mind, Widner; you may be a good political hustler, but you're dead bad on your classics," said Lane laughingly.
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar
Therefore there is an opportunity for a hustler to borrow money at 5% or 6%, and with that money and his energy earn 10% or 15%.
Dollars and Sense|Col. Wm. C. Hunter
The lazy man is always willing to give the hustler a big percentage for collecting the living that the world owes him.
Oklahoma Sunshine|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller

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