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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
Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
There also appears to have been no oversight at the Palmetto State Bank, where Murdaugh’s embezzlement co-conspirator Russell Laffitte shuffled their victims’ money around like a street hustler running a three-card-monte table.
—James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
Small businesses, Etsy sellers and side hustlers producing customized products often face bottlenecks in design time, particularly when handling high volumes of personalized orders.
—New Atlas, 24 May 2026
In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
There also appears to have been no oversight at the Palmetto State Bank, where Murdaugh’s embezzlement co-conspirator Russell Laffitte shuffled their victims’ money around like a street hustler running a three-card-monte table.
—James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
Small businesses, Etsy sellers and side hustlers producing customized products often face bottlenecks in design time, particularly when handling high volumes of personalized orders.
—New Atlas, 24 May 2026
In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustler
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Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The island of Manhattan, home base for many of America’s financial and corporate powerhouses including Wall Street, had a gross domestic product of just over $1 trillion in 2024.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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But Epstein hired a powerhouse legal team, headed by some of the most aggressive lawyers in America.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Hustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustler. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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