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hustler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hus·tler /ˈhʌslə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. especially American EnglishDISHONEST someone who tries to trick people into giving them money 骗子2. American EnglishSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a prostitute 妓女
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hustlerOn the third sat a gargantuan steroid mass of flesh: a hustler.You see guys that are lazy bums and they turn into hustlers.Home too, of the legendary drifting tornadoes which pass across this uninterrupted flatness with the casual offhandedness of a juvenile hustler.The hustlers sat in their open-fronted cafes checking him out, eyeing the briefcase.Friends had warned Mitchum to steer clear of this hustler, but they became close friends.
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hustler
hustler /ˈhʌslə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. especially American English someone who tries to trick people into giving them money
2. American English a prostitute


hust·lerBrE /ˈhʌslə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhʌslər/ 🔊 noun (informal) (especially NAmE) a person who tries to trick sb into giving them money 耍诡计骗钱的人(NAmE) a prostitute 妓女