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hustler

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌsləɹ/

name

  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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English hustle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hustler From hustle + -er.

  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

  3. A pimp.
  4. A prostitute.
  5. A prostitute.
  6. A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.

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

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

  7. One who is willing to suffer the most for the sake of company profits; a hard worker.
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