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4 dictionary results for: hustler
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hus·tler       [huhs-ler] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.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, esp. unsuspecting amateur ones, in order to win money from them: He earned his living as a pool hustler.
4.Slang. a prostitute.
5.a person who hustles.
[Origin: 1815–25; hustle + -er1]
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hus·tle       (hŭs'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles

v.   intr.
  1. To move or act energetically and rapidly: We hustled to get dinner ready on time.
  2. To push or force one's way.
  3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.
  4. Slang
    1. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling.
    2. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute.
    3. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling.

v.   tr.
  1. To push or convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van.
  2. To cause or urge to proceed quickly; hurry: hustled the board into a quick decision.
  3. Slang
    1. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change.
    2. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks.
    3. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool.

n.  
  1. The act or an instance of jostling or shoving.
  2. Energetic activity; drive.
  3. Slang An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit: "the most dangerous and wide-open drug hustle of them all" (Newsweek).


[Dutch husselen, to shake, from Middle Dutch hustelen, frequentative of hutsen.]

hus'tler n.
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hustler

noun
1. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: streetwalker] 
2. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Hustler, WI (village, FIPS 36675) Location: 43.87934 N, 90.26824 W
Population (1990): 156 (68 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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