Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hustler

2 senses of hustler

Sense 1
streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern -- (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
       => prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street -- (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)

Sense 2
hustler, wheeler dealer, operator -- (a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties)
       => opportunist, self-seeker -- (a person who places expediency above principle)