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as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
policemen kept the street clean of hustlers
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as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
the ad for the sales job claims that for someone who's a real hustler, the sky's the limit
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Recent Examples of hustler
But no expansion teams are coming to take their place, no matter what the hustlers tell you.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Ortega is set to star as the ingenue pool hall amateur who learns the ways of lifelong pool hustler De Niro.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
In it, Ackroyd plays a commodities broker who is doing quite well for himself, while Eddie Murphy is a street hustler.
—James Cordier, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Dreyer, a smart hustler, often surfaces in the right place in key moments.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Ortega is set to star as the ingenue pool hall amateur who learns the ways of lifelong pool hustler De Niro.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
In it, Ackroyd plays a commodities broker who is doing quite well for himself, while Eddie Murphy is a street hustler.
—James Cordier, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Dreyer, a smart hustler, often surfaces in the right place in key moments.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustler
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
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The United States, once the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, now sees nearly 80% of its GDP derived from services.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There’s another intimate powerhouse of a show at the Museum of Modern Art.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustler. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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