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hustler

/ˈhʌsləɹ/

hustler noun: one who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.

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.
    • Near-synonym: ringer
    Synonyms:
    sandbagger, shark, 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.
    • Both of these people are race hustlers, though not of the same degree.2018, Ben Shapiro, “Al Sharpton and Corey Stewart: Two Race Hustlers”, in National Review
    • So why were what I consider the usual national race hustler personalities here in Minnesota?2021, Bob Jentges, “Marginalize influence of race hustlers”, in Mankato Free Press
  6. (corporate jargon) One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.

Proper noun capitalized: Hustler

Hustler

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Wisconsin.
  3. A monthly pornographic magazine.
    • I picked up the latest copy of Hustler at the store.
  4. The Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.

hustler meaning in Urdu, Kannada and Persian

hustler in Urdu

تیز طرار

hustler in Kannada

ಮೋಸಗಾರ, ವಂಚಕ, ಆತುರಗಾರ, ಗಡಿಬಿಡಿ ಮಾಡುವವ

hustler in Persian

one who hustles
کلاش kallâš

Examples of hustler in a sentence

  • “I have to give it to Doug, he is a hustler,” Briana said, eyeing the Venmo.
  • Being a hustler is about the way one lives one’s life.
  • A hustler has ambition and a more serious approach to life.

All 16 example sentences with hustler

Synonyms of hustler

Forms of hustler

pluralhustlers

Plural of hustler: hustlers

Origin of hustler

From hustle + -er.

Words formed from hustler

Questions about hustler

What does hustler mean?
Hustler means one who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
What is hustler in Urdu?
Hustler in Urdu is تیز طرار. See Hustler meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is hustler?
Hustler can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hustler?
Hustler is pronounced /ˈhʌsləɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of hustler?
The plural of hustler is hustlers.

Words near hustler in the dictionary

  1. hustled up
  2. hustlee
  3. hustlees
  4. hustlement
  5. hustlements
  6. hustler
  7. hustlers
  8. hustles
  9. hustles up
  10. hustlin'
  11. hustling

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hustler (page history and authors); Hustler (page history and authors); hustler (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hustler (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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