hustler

See also: Hustler

English

Etymology

From hustle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌsləɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

hustler (plural hustlers)

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.

   Synonym: sandbagger

   Coordinate term: shill

   Near-synonym: ringer

3. A pimp.
4. A prostitute.
   1. A male prostitute who sells his services to men.
5. A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.
   • 2018, Ben Shapiro, “Al Sharpton and Corey Stewart: Two Race Hustlers”, in National Review‎:

     Both of these people are race hustlers, though not of the same degree.

   • 2021, Bob Jentges, “Marginalize influence of race hustlers”, in Mankato Free Press‎:

     So why were what I consider the usual national race hustler personalities here in Minnesota?

6. (corporate jargon) One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.

Derived terms

• Hollywood hustler

Translations

one who hustles — see also go-getter

Finnish: huijari (fi) German: Hektiker (de) m, Haster m, Wühler (de) m, Dränger m, Draufgänger (de) m, umtriebiger Mensch m, umtriebige Person f, aufdringlicher Verkäufer m Italian: imbroglione (it) m, approfittatore (it) m, imbroglione (it) m, ladro (it) m, schizzato (it) m, agitato (it) m, frettoloso (it) m, irrequieto (it) m Persian: کلاش (fa) (kallâš) Polish: kanciarz (pl) Romanian: escroc (ro) m Russian: шу́лер (ru) m (šúler), жу́лик (ru) m (žúlik), ловка́ч (ru) m (lovkáč) Spanish: buscavida (es) m, busquillo (es) m, busquilla m or f, arribista (es) n, esprín / mosca / vivo / buzo (adjective), buscavidas (es) m, vivón m

a pimp

Danish: alfons (da) c Dutch: pooier (nl) m Finnish: parittaja (fi) French: mac (fr) Galician: chulo m German: Zuhälter (de) m Italian: protettore (it) m, magnaccia (it) m, lenone (it) m, pappa (it) m Korean: 포주 (ko) (poju), 기둥서방 (ko) (gidungseobang) Polish: alfons (pl) Portuguese: cafetão (pt), gigolô (pt), chulo (pt) m Russian: сутенёр (ru) m (sutenjór) Spanish: chulo (es) m Swedish: hallick (sv)

prostitute — see prostitute

a male prostitute who sells his services to men

Chinese: Mandarin: 面首 (zh) (miànshǒu), 妓男 (zh) (jìnán), 牛郎 (zh) (niúláng) Danish: trækkerdreng c Esperanto: amoristo French: giton (fr) m German: Stricher (de) m, Strichjunge (de) m Italian: prostituto (it) m Korean: 남창 (ko) (namchang) Latin: spintria m Polish: męska dziwka, żigolo (pl) Portuguese: michê (pt) Russian: жи́голо (ru) m (žígolo), ха́стлер (ru) m (xástler), проститу́т (ru) m (prostitút) Spanish: gigoló (es) m, chapero (es) m, puto (es) m, prostituto (es) m

one who deceives for personal profit, charlatan, huckster, grifter, scoundrel

French: arnaqueur (fr) German: Abzocker (de) m, Gauner (de) m, Falschspieler (de) m, Betrüger (de) m, Scharlatan (de) m, Schuft (de) m, Schurke (de) m, Trickbetrüger m Spanish: timador (es) m

See also

• ringer

Anagrams

• Thurles, hurlest, hurtles, sluther