hustler

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I ain't a hustler which is the standard today because all the hustlers got in the industry.

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  1. One who hustles; specifically, one who is active and energetic in business; a lively worker. [Colloq., U. S.] A strictly first-class stenographer and type-writer, young man, a hustler in every respect, wants a strictly first-class position. Publishers' Weekly, Dec. 18, 1886. Superintendent B—–is a hustler, and he is backed by an active company. Elect. Rev. (Amer.), XIII. 8.
  2. A strong, heavy turning-chisel.

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  • A nonpareil hustler, here he was working out the fanciest hustle of all, the managership of a profitable jock. —  The Luxembourg Run
  • If you look like a hustler, talk like a hustler, or smell like a hustler, there's no way people will let you hustle them. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • Jeremy Forbing is persuasive and convincing in his triple assignment as an oily hustler, as "Frankie" the devoted companion, and as Williams 'conniving brother, "Dakin". —  San Francisco Sentinel
  • [That's hustlers as in people who are busy trying to get stuff done, not sex workers (i guess that meaning of the term hustler is more of a 60's or 70's thing)] —  DIY Filmmaker Sujewa
  • I ain't a hustler which is the standard today because all the hustlers got in the industry. —  Download.com Music: Latest Editor's Picks
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