hustler
n.
energetic person, aggressive person; swindler (Slang); prostitute (Slang)
Hustler
hustler
Noun
1. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
(synonym) streetwalker, street girl, hooker, floozy, floozie, slattern
(hypernym) prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
(derivation) hustle, pluck, roll
2. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
(synonym) wheeler dealer, operator
(hypernym) opportunist, self-seeker
(hyponym) wire-puller
(derivation) hustle, pluck, roll
(classification) colloquialism
hustler
hurtles
hustler
Synonyms and related words:
B-girl, Cyprian, Jehu, Paphian, activist, ball of fire, beaver, big-time operator, bustler, busy bee, call girl, daughter of joy, doer, dynamo, eager beaver, enthusiast, erring sister, fallen woman, fille de joie, flier, go-getter, goer, harlot, hell-driver, hooker, horse racer, human dynamo, humdinger, hummer, jockey, live wire, man of action, man of deeds, meretrix, militant, new broom, operator, painted woman, peeler, political activist, poule, powerhouse, prostitute, racer, runner, rustler, scarlet woman, scorcher, self, sizzler, speed demon, speeder, starter, stepper, stew, streetwalker, take-charge guy, turfman, unfortunate woman, wheeler-dealer, white slave, whore, winner
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.