hustler

The definition of a hustler is a person who is aggressively hard-working who knows how to get around problems, or a person who makes money by doing something dishonest.

(noun)

  1. A person who will stop at nothing to get what he wants and who has aggressively trying to get it is an example of a hustler.
  2. A person who pretends to be bad at pool to get people to bet him in a game and make money is an example of a hustler.
  3. A streetwalker or prostitute who tries to entice people to sleep with her for money is an example of a hustler.

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See hustler in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who hustles; specif.,
  1. Slang one who obtains money dishonestly
  2. Slang prostitute ()

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