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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
In other cases, domain-name hustlers have purchased the URLs of media properties that have fallen on hard times and resurrected them as AI content mills, sometimes replacing their previously sound journalism with robotic pablum.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
In the nineteen-nineties, a half-dozen or so hustlers emerged from the rubble of the old system to exploit their proximity to Boris Yeltsin and his family to snatch up invaluable state properties––oil fields, mines, television stations––at knockoff prices.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
Melvin Combs, a small-time hustler, was introduced to selling heroin when Lucas fronted him several kilos from his Golden Triangle connection.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
With e-commerce becoming so popular as a first choice amongst side hustlers, finding unique ways to make your products and e-commerce store stand out becomes even more crucial.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
In the nineteen-nineties, a half-dozen or so hustlers emerged from the rubble of the old system to exploit their proximity to Boris Yeltsin and his family to snatch up invaluable state properties––oil fields, mines, television stations––at knockoff prices.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
Melvin Combs, a small-time hustler, was introduced to selling heroin when Lucas fronted him several kilos from his Golden Triangle connection.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
With e-commerce becoming so popular as a first choice amongst side hustlers, finding unique ways to make your products and e-commerce store stand out becomes even more crucial.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustler
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
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With that impressive feat, the vocal powerhouse has now racked up 99 nominations.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Assuming this school is a powerhouse in at least one major sport, what would be the benefit to join?—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2024
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These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.—
Cher,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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“Hustler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustler. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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