English noun: hustler |
1. | hustler (person) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets |
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| Synonyms | floozie, floozy, hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl |
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2. | hustler (person) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties |
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| Synonyms | operator, wheeler dealer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | opportunist, self-seeker |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | wire-puller |
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| Domain usage | colloquialism |
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