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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
As the best place in town to hear Black music, the Mines attracted a diverse swath of Black life, from hustlers to teachers and entrepreneurs.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Layoff anxiety is driving side hustles, and some side hustlers are burning out trying to get a business off the ground or taking on too many side hustles.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noah Segan) John Turturro stars as an aging New York hustler who struggles to adapt to an increasingly digital world in Noah Segan’s character study, which hails from executive producer Rian Johnson.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Turturro is exactly the right actor to play an aging hustler in a cast rounded out by Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Layoff anxiety is driving side hustles, and some side hustlers are burning out trying to get a business off the ground or taking on too many side hustles.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noah Segan) John Turturro stars as an aging New York hustler who struggles to adapt to an increasingly digital world in Noah Segan’s character study, which hails from executive producer Rian Johnson.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Turturro is exactly the right actor to play an aging hustler in a cast rounded out by Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustler
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Tourists used to come to King’s Cross for heroin, prostitutes and the train to Scotland.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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It is steeped in the history of exclusion, when Chinese women were stigmatized as prostitutes and a menace to public health.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Rams have long been a mid-major powerhouse going back to the Shaka Smart days.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, college basketball has never featured a greater disparity between the haves and the have-nots, largely due to the transfer portal, which allows powerhouses like Florida to snatch mid-major stars with such swiftness that the sport has yet to take preventative action.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Hustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustler. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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