hustler
Aggressive money-chaser
A hustler is someone who pursues money or success aggressively, often through dubious means.
The word carries a spectrum of meanings from admiring to criminal.
A street hustler might sell stolen goods or run scams.
A pool hustler pretends to play poorly, then wins big bets.
In sex work, a hustler is typically a male prostitute.
More positively, calling someone a hustler can praise their tireless drive and resourcefulness: She's a real hustler—started three businesses before she was thirty. (Capitalized Hustler is the magazine.)
Fraud who deceives for profit
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- scammerOne who defrauds others
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
trickster · shark · schemer · flimflammer · cheater · slickster · smooth-talker · street-smart
Cue-and-ball table game
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- stakesPosts or wagers
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cueTrigger for action
break · rack · hall · bar · betting · gambling · mark · sucker
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
tenacity · go-getter · self-starter · ambitious · goal-oriented · climber · striver · hungry
New business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- founderOne who begins something
- businessmanCommercial enterprise operator
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
self-employed · freelancer · dealmaker · networker · opportunist · mogul · tycoon · moneymaker
Compulsive labor addict
- tirelessNever losing energy
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- doggedStubbornly persevering
industrious · relentless · overtime · moonlighting · sleepless · blue-collar · sweat · labor
One who solicits outdoors
- escortOne who accompanies another
- johnInformal toilet term
- trickDeliberate deception
- solicitingActively seeking responses
stroll · trade · transactional · proposition
conman
Fraud who deceives for profit
charlatan · trickster · shark · schemer · flimflammer · cheater · slickster · smooth-talker · street-smart · shady
billiards
Cue-and-ball table game
cue · break · rack · hall · bar · betting · gambling · mark · sucker
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- determinationFirmness of purpose
perseverance · tenacity · go-getter · self-starter · ambitious · goal-oriented · climber · striver · hungry · scrappy
startup
New business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- founderOne who begins something
- businessmanCommercial enterprise operator
enterprise · self-employed · freelancer · dealmaker · networker · opportunist · mogul · tycoon · moneymaker · bootstrapper
workaholic
Compulsive labor addict
dogged · industrious · relentless · overtime · moonlighting · sleepless · blue-collar · sweat · labor · drudgery
streetwalker
One who solicits outdoors
soliciting · stroll · trade · transactional · proposition
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- swindlerscon artist, swindler, fraudster, scammer, grifter
- go-gettersgo-getter, striver, achiever, driven, ambitious
hustlerbystander
One who observes nearby
dreamer · daydreamer · neglecter · ignorer · wallflower
- hustle and bustleNoisy, energetic activity
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- street hustlerPerson running cons outdoors
- hustle cultureCelebrating relentless career ambition
- side hustlersSecondary income earners
- nap time hustle