hustler

noun

hus·tler ˈhə-slər

plural hustlers

Synonyms of hustler next

: a person who hustles: such as

: one who obtains money by fraud or deceit : scammer, swindler

A financial hustler who orchestrated the theft of $6.5 million from investors …—

Shayna Jacobs and Alec Tabak

… most of the eight major frauds Minkow helped uncover in the past year have involved hustlers trying to sell investments to church groups.—

Adam Zagorin

: one who lures less skillful players into competing at a gambling game

a pool hustler

This is where the chess hustlers have seized their opportunity. Camped out at the picnic tables in Harvard Square, these seasoned locals will play with you—for a price.—

Evan Zigmond

: an athlete who plays with alert energy and aggressiveness

By always being the teacher's pet, by being a hustler in football practice and by being the fringe member of many social groups but the leader of none, Kelly managed to mask his insecurities.—

Michael Reese

: sex worker

a male hustler

"Beat" is old carny slang. According to Beat Movement legend … , Ginsberg and Kerouac picked it up from a character named Herbert Huncke, a gay street hustler and drug addict from Chicago who began hanging around Times Square in 1939 …—

Louis Menand

Examples of hustler in a Sentence

policemen kept the street clean of hustlers the ad for the sales job claims that for someone who's a real hustler, the sky's the limit

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The experimental approach is quite simple, and involves a setup familiar to street hustlers: a set of three cups, with a treat placed under one of them. —

Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho. —

Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025 Side hustlers put a considerable amount of extra cash into their wallets in 2024. —

Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Uncle Richard Jr., voiced by Deon Cole, is an ex-con and a relentless hustler whose questionable advice often lands Kev in hot water. —

Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hustler