English Explanatory Dictionary

hustler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
  2. Somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets.
  3. A pimp.
  4. A prostitute.
  5. A male prostitute who sells his services to men.
  6. A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.
  7. One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Wisconsin.
  3. A monthly pornographic magazine.
  4. The Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌsləɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hustler.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hustler.wav

Word forms

hustler hustlers

Etymology

From hustle + -er.

Synonyms

sandbagger shark ringer

Related words

ringer

Derived words

Hollywood hustler

Translations

Finnish: huijari German: Hektiker German: Haster German: Wühler German: Dränger German: Draufgänger German: umtriebiger Mensch German: umtriebige Person German: aufdringlicher Verkäufer Italian: agitato Italian: frettoloso Italian: irrequieto Persian: کلاش Polish: kanciarz Polish: naciągacz Polish: naciągaczka Romanian: escroc Russian: шу́лер Russian: жу́лик Russian: ловка́ч Spanish: buscavida Spanish: busquillo Spanish: busquilla Spanish: arribista Spanish: esprín / mosca / vivo / buzo Spanish: buscavidas Spanish: vivón Turkish: aceleci Ottoman Turkish: عجلهجی
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