Hustler
noun
A person who tries very hard to be successful, often in a way that is not honest or fair.
He is a real hustler in the business world.
Often appears as...
- self-made hustler
- street hustler
noun
A person who is hardworking and quick in their business dealings.
She's a good hustler and always has a couple of deals going on.
Often appears as...
- business hustler
- professional hustler
noun
A person who earns money by playing pool.
He is known as a pool hustler for his skills and strategies in pool games.
Often appears as...
- pool hustler
- renowned hustler
Usage tips
Sport
noun
A person who offers their company or body to others for money.
He became a hustler to support his drug habit.
Often appears as...
- street hustler
- young hustler
noun
A person who tries very hard to be successful, often in a way that is not honest or fair.
He is a real hustler in the business world.
Often appears as...
- self-made hustler
- street hustler
noun
A person who is hardworking and quick in their business dealings.
She's a good hustler and always has a couple of deals going on.
Often appears as...
- business hustler
- professional hustler
noun
A person who earns money by playing pool.
He is known as a pool hustler for his skills and strategies in pool games.
Often appears as...
- pool hustler
- renowned hustler
Usage tips
Sport
noun
A person who offers their company or body to others for money.
He became a hustler to support his drug habit.
Often appears as...
- street hustler
- young hustler
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Overtone
Indicates someone might use dishonest methods for success.
He's a hustler who's not above bending the rules.
Pro Tip 2/3Pejorative Usage
Often implies disapproval or suspicion of one's methods.
Despite her success, her colleagues called her a hustler.
Pro Tip 3/3Ambitious Undertones
May suggest aggressive ambition or aggressive self-promotion.
A self-made hustler, she's determined to reach the top.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Overtone
Indicates someone might use dishonest methods for success.
He's a hustler who's not above bending the rules.
Pro Tip 2/3Pejorative Usage
Often implies disapproval or suspicion of one's methods.
Despite her success, her colleagues called her a hustler.
Pro Tip 3/3Ambitious Undertones
May suggest aggressive ambition or aggressive self-promotion.
A self-made hustler, she's determined to reach the top.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Overtone
Indicates someone might use dishonest methods for success.
He's a hustler who's not above bending the rules.
Pro Tip 2/3Pejorative Usage
Often implies disapproval or suspicion of one's methods.
Despite her success, her colleagues called her a hustler.
Pro Tip 3/3Ambitious Undertones
May suggest aggressive ambition or aggressive self-promotion.
A self-made hustler, she's determined to reach the top.
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Video examples
Peter Gabriel: Fighting...
he's a great singer, but he's a magnificent hustler, and -- a very hard guy to say no to, and he was saying, you know, just after I'd done the Biko song, we're going to do a tour for Amnesty,
Video examples
Welcome to the Chop Shop...
get anything that sets our way sparks can assess the value of any car at a glance I'm a hustler I see dollar signs sell these wheels real quick to our little homies Nissan 24-inch wheels
Video examples
Peter Gabriel: Fighting...
he's a great singer, but he's a magnificent hustler, and -- a very hard guy to say no to, and he was saying, you know, just after I'd done the Biko song, we're going to do a tour for Amnesty,
Video examples
Welcome to the Chop Shop...
get anything that sets our way sparks can assess the value of any car at a glance I'm a hustler I see dollar signs sell these wheels real quick to our little homies Nissan 24-inch wheels
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
David A. Clarke, Jr.
American Public Servant
Police use of deadly force is rare in America. You wouldn't know that by listening to some of the blowhards out there: the newspaper, the mainstream media, the race hustlers. They make it seem like this stuff happens several times a day. It's rare.
Quote examples
Michael B. Jordan
American Actor
I wanted to start creating opportunities for actors out there that weren't so cut-and-dried... My ultimate goal with Outlier is to give these young creatives and young creative hustlers the opportunity to leave their fingerprint on the world.
Quote examples
Young Jeezy
American Musician
I just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I'm their hero.
Quote examples
Poppy Delevingne
English Model
She is such a doer, Cara - she is so ambitious. She has always known what she wants, and she's a hustler. Sometimes I call her, and I'm like, 'You need to help me hustle,' and she is like, 'Come on!
Quote examples
Robert Greene
English Playwright
The wisest hustler can suddenly fall for the worst tramp and lose all of his money on her. The hustler is aware of his own weaknesses and openings to con. This awareness is his edge.
Quote examples
Jay-Z
American Musician
I've said the election of Obama has made the hustler less relevant. People took it in a way that I was almost dismissing what I am. And I was like, 'No, it's a good thing!
Quote examples
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
American Actress
As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.
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Brian Ortega
American Athlete
As a pro, in the beginning, I had to sell tickets to get paid. So you gotta be a hustler, and you gotta worry about fighting.
Quote examples
The Notorious B.I.G.
American Musician
Every true hustler knows that you cannot hustle forever. You will go to jail eventually.
Quote examples
William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.
Quote examples
David A. Clarke, Jr.
American Public Servant
Police use of deadly force is rare in America. You wouldn't know that by listening to some of the blowhards out there: the newspaper, the mainstream media, the race hustlers. They make it seem like this stuff happens several times a day. It's rare.
Quote examples
Michael B. Jordan
American Actor
I wanted to start creating opportunities for actors out there that weren't so cut-and-dried... My ultimate goal with Outlier is to give these young creatives and young creative hustlers the opportunity to leave their fingerprint on the world.
Quote examples
Young Jeezy
American Musician
I just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I'm their hero.
Quote examples
Poppy Delevingne
English Model
She is such a doer, Cara - she is so ambitious. She has always known what she wants, and she's a hustler. Sometimes I call her, and I'm like, 'You need to help me hustle,' and she is like, 'Come on!
Quote examples
Robert Greene
English Playwright
The wisest hustler can suddenly fall for the worst tramp and lose all of his money on her. The hustler is aware of his own weaknesses and openings to con. This awareness is his edge.
Quote examples
Jay-Z
American Musician
I've said the election of Obama has made the hustler less relevant. People took it in a way that I was almost dismissing what I am. And I was like, 'No, it's a good thing!
Quote examples
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
American Actress
As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.
Quote examples
Brian Ortega
American Athlete
As a pro, in the beginning, I had to sell tickets to get paid. So you gotta be a hustler, and you gotta worry about fighting.
Quote examples
The Notorious B.I.G.
American Musician
Every true hustler knows that you cannot hustle forever. You will go to jail eventually.
Quote examples
William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.
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