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Hustler   /hˈəsələr/  /hˈəslər/   Listen
Hustler

noun
1.
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.  Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker.
2.
A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties.  Synonyms: operator, wheeler dealer.






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"Hustler" Quotes from Famous Books



... and important period of their lives, in my—ah—charge, but I must say that a little longer notice would have been a—in fact, a convenience. But Mr Ford, like so many of his countrymen, is what I believe is called a hustler. He does it now, as the expression is. In short, he wishes to leave little Ogden at the school for the first few days of the holidays, and I should be extremely obliged, Mr Burns, if you should find it possible to stay here ...
— The Little Nugget • P.G. Wodehouse



Words linked to "Hustler" :   opportunist, working girl, cocotte, harlot, prostitute, colloquialism, bawd, tart, fancy woman, sporting lady, cyprian, self-seeker, wire-puller, whore, lady of pleasure, woman of the street, hustle



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