hustler

English Thesaurus

1. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)

hypernym	:	opportunist, self-seeker,
definition	:	a person who places expediency above principle (noun.person)

hyponym	:	wire-puller,
definition	:	one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends (noun.person)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

2. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl,
definition	:	a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money (noun.person)

3. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)

derivation	:	hustle, pluck, roll, hustle, pluck, roll,
definition	:	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

4. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

derivation	:	street-walk, streetwalk,
definition	:	walk the streets in search of customers (verb.social)

derivation	:	blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish,
definition	:	characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women (adj.all)

5. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)

derivation	:	hustle, pluck, roll, hustle, pluck, roll,
definition	:	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

6. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

derivation	:	street-walk, streetwalk,
definition	:	walk the streets in search of customers (verb.social)

derivation	:	blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish,
definition	:	characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women (adj.all)