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hustler

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hustler

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.

Synonyms of hustler

bootstrapper, go-getter, highflier (or highflyer), live wire, powerhouse, rustler, self-starter

Words Related to hustler

achiever, comer, doer, enterpriser

he-man, individualist

Near Antonyms of hustler

dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, putterer, trifler

goldbrick, malingerer, procrastinator, shirker, slacker

drone, lazybones, sluggard

dallier, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud

daydreamer, dreamer

dropout, quitter

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