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Hustler

//ˈhʌsləɹ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A village in Wisconsin.
  3. 3
    A monthly pornographic magazine.

    "I picked up the latest copy of Hustler at the store."

  4. 4
    The Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
  2. 2
    a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties wordnet
  3. 3
    Somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets.

    "Near-synonym: ringer"

  4. 4
    a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets wordnet
  5. 5
    A pimp.
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  1. 6
    A prostitute.
  2. 7
    A prostitute.; A male prostitute who sells his services to men.
  3. 8
    A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.

    "Both of these people are race hustlers, though not of the same degree."

  4. 9
    One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.

Etymology

From hustle + -er.

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