Synonyms for hustler
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hooker
hooker, street walker, pimp, prostitute, street girl, harlot, floozy, drab, slattern, fille de joie, strumpet, trull, whore vulgar
2. Shark — somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets
3. Wheeler dealer
Definitions
- n. 1
Somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets.
- n. 2
One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
- n. 3
A pimp.
Forms
- Plural
- hustlers → hookers, pimps, prostitutes, harlots…
Example sentences
- hooker You can't find a job if you're dressed like a hooker.
- prostitute Layla, a prostitute, wanted a decent type of life.
- pimp Give some time to pimp up a little before we leave.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hustler | rising | |
| hooker | rising | |
| prostitute | rising | |
| pimp | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pimp1, drab1
- 5 letters
- shark1, whore1, ponce2, trull1
- 6 letters
- hooker2, ringer2, harlot2, floozy, tapori
- 8 letters
- operator4, strumpet, slattern
- 10 letters
- prostitute3, sandbagger3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ponce2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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