hustler
Americannoun
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an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
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Slang. a person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler.
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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.
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Slang. a prostitute.
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a person who hustles.
Etymology
Origin of hustler
Example Sentences
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Hustler - Kenyan parlance for someone eking out a living against the odds - helped portray him as someone who would prioritise the needs of the struggling folk.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
The Supreme Court decision that made Oliver’s middle-finger musical possible is 1988’s Hustler Magazine, Inc. v.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
Yet more than 30 years ago, the Supreme Court decided in Hustler v.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022
Now the production company behind Hustler Casino Live has launched an investigation that will include combing through security camera footage, conducting interviews and reviewing records.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022
I applied to Mr Hustler to be lodged in rooms in College: and was put, first into rooms in Bishop's Hostel, and subsequently into rooms in the Great Court.
From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell
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