[noun] [C]You've got to be a hustler (= be good at getting what you want) if you want to get ahead.(esp. US) A hustler is also someone who tries to obtain money by dishonest methods, or a prostitute.He was a pool hall hustler who tricked people into losing money.The street was full of hustlers, drug addicts and pimps.
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Meaning of HUSTLER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012