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hustler
/ˈhʌsləɹ/
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What does hustler mean?
noun
- One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
- Somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets.
- A pimp.
More meanings (8)
noun
- A prostitute.
- A male prostitute who sells his services to men.
- A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.
- One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village in Wisconsin.
- A monthly pornographic magazine.
- The Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhʌsləɹ/
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The American hustler in my opinion does not represent the highest type of human efficiency.
He isn’t a hustler, but a rough man would never have suited Tony.
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To him the big trunk hustler was a subject for private contempt.