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as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
policemen kept the street clean of hustlers
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as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
the ad for the sales job claims that for someone who's a real hustler, the sky's the limit
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Recent Examples of hustler
Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 June 2025
All will gather for a celebration of Milligan and the grindhouse film culture that made him — minus the street hustlers and discarded needles.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
In exchange for the miracle of, like, access to all the world’s knowledge and people in our pockets, all the world’s knowledge and people similarly have access to us, including the hustlers and the con artists.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Backroom ‘hustlers’ must not be allowed to destroy our Nation!
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 June 2025
All will gather for a celebration of Milligan and the grindhouse film culture that made him — minus the street hustlers and discarded needles.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
In exchange for the miracle of, like, access to all the world’s knowledge and people in our pockets, all the world’s knowledge and people similarly have access to us, including the hustlers and the con artists.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Backroom ‘hustlers’ must not be allowed to destroy our Nation!
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustler
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
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This best-selling Korean formula is made with skin-soothing powerhouses shea butter and murumuru seed butter.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The Old Dominion is still a business powerhouse, tops for Education, and second best for Infrastructure.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustler. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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