hustler (noun)

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• hustler — hustle ► VERB 1) push roughly; jostle. 2) informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain illicitly or by forceful action or persuasion. 3) (hustle into) coerce or pressure into. 4) N. Amer. informal engage in prostitution. ► NOUN 1) busy movement a …   English terms dictionary

• hustler — noun Hustler is used after these nouns: ↑street …   Collocations dictionary

• hustler — noun see hustle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hustler — noun a) One who hustles: especially somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets. b) A pimp …   Wiktionary

• hustler — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1》 a person adept at aggressive selling or illicit dealing. 2》 a prostitute …   English new terms dictionary

• hustler — noun 1 (C) especially AmE someone who tries to trick people into giving them money 2 (C) AmE a prostitute …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hustler — UK [ˈhʌslə(r)] / US [ˈhʌslər] noun [countable] Word forms hustler : singular hustler plural hustlers informal 1) mainly American someone who obtains money dishonestly or by having sex 2) someone who is very determined to get what they want …   English dictionary

• hustler — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, go getter, live wire, dynamo; slang, gambler, swindler, sharp[er]; slang, prostitute. See activity, stealing, impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A professional gambler] Syn. gamester,… …   English dictionary for students

• hustler — hus|tler [ hʌslər ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN someone who obtains money dishonestly or by having sex 2. ) someone who is very determined to get what they want …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hustler — /ˈhʌslə/ (say husluh) noun 1. an energetic person, especially someone pursuing an opportunity to make money, who sweeps aside all obstacles in their path. 2. someone who obtains money by questionable methods, especially in gambling …  

• hustle — verb (hustled; hustling) Etymology: Dutch husselen to shake, from Middle Dutch hutselen, frequentative of hutsen Date: 1720 transitive verb 1. a. jostle, shove b. to convey forcibly or hurriedly c. to urge forward precipitately …   New Collegiate Dictionary