hustler†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a person who works energetically to achieve or sell something.

Quotations

1891

An enterprising down East Hustler lately conceived the idea of crowding the "Best Fifty Books" into one volume, and selling the same by subscription.

1954

But Chris was a hustler, and brought to our partnership a type of aggressiveness I lacked, so we got along well enough.