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means A person who relentlessly pursues money, deals, or advantage, often through quick hard work, charm, or sharp-edged schemes at the border of legitimacy.

from From 'hustle,' borrowed in the 1600s from Dutch 'husselen' (or related 'hutselen'), meaning to shake or toss together — picture dice rattled in a cup. The word crossed into English carrying that sense of jostling and shoving, and by the 1800s American slang had bent 'hustle' toward hurried, aggressive effort — first just energetic work, then specifically the fast-talking, corner-cutting pursuit of money. 'Hustler' followed the same path, sliding from 'busy go-getter' to 'con artist' to, eventually, 'sex worker,' depending on which decade and which side of the law you asked.