an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
2.
Slang. a person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler.
3.
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.
n. a gambler in a pool hall. : He made a lot of money as a hustler.
n. a swindler; a con artist. : The chick is a real hustler. I wouldn't trust her at all.
n. a prostitute. : A lot of hustlers are hooked on horse.
n. a stud; a man who is notoriously good with women. : He thinks he's a hustler. The chicks think he's a wimp.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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