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

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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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

• 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 m
• Russian: шу́лер (ru) m (šúler), жу́лик (ru) m (žúlik), ловка́ч (ru) m (lovkáč)

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

• 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