From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhustlerhus‧tler /ˈhʌslə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 especially American EnglishDISHONEST someone who tries to trick people into giving them money2 American EnglishSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a prostitute
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hustler• On the third sat a gargantuan steroid mass of flesh: a hustler.• You see guys that are lazy bums and they turn into hustlers.• Home too, of the legendary drifting tornadoes which pass across this uninterrupted flatness with the casual offhandedness of a juvenile hustler.• The hustlers sat in their open-fronted cafes checking him out, eyeing the briefcase.• Friends had warned Mitchum to steer clear of this hustler, but they became close friends. 