hustler

Noun
  1. A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (synset 110682754)
    is a type of: bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
    same as: floozie, floozy, hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker
  2. A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (synset 110214185)
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: opportunist, self-seeker - a person who places expediency above principle
    subtypes: wire-puller - one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends
    same as: operator, wheeler dealer

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