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Hustler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ375893
Source-derived summary

Hustler or hustlers may refer to:

Occupations

Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:

Con artist, a practitioner of confidence tricks

Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs

Male prostitute

Pimp

Business man, more generally, possibly self-employed or self-made

Hustler, a con artist who deceives people into betting at a disadvantage, usually in games of skill or sports

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

The Hustler (1920 film), a German silent film starring Hans Albers

The Hustler, a 1961 American film adaptation of the Tevis novel starring Paul Newman as Felson

The Hustlers (film), a 2010 Finnish comedy film

Hustlers, an alternate name of the 2013 film Pawn Shop Chronicles

Hustlers (film), a 2019 American crime drama film starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez

Literature

The Hustler, English title of a 1926 German novel by John Henry Mackay

The Hustler (novel), a 1959 American novel by Walter Tevis about pool hustler Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson

Music

"Hustler" (song), a 2006 house music single by Simian Mobile Disco

"Hustler", a song by Blackbear on the album Help

"Hustler", a song by Kano on the album 140 Grime St

"Hustler", a song by K.Flay on the album Mono

"Hustla", 2019 single by Kash Doll

"Hustlers", a song from the 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead by American rapper Nas

The Hustler (album), a 1968 salsa album by Willie Colón

The Hustlers, performers on the soundtrack for the 1965 horror film The Beach Girls and the Monster

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Hustler (magazine), an American men's pornographic magazine published by Larry Flynt Publications

Hustler Club, a chain of bars and go-go clubs using the brand name licensed by Larry Flynt

"The Hustler" (Porridge), an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge

The Hustler, a 1950s painting by the American artist Arthur Sarnoff (1912–2000)

The Hustler (American game show), a 2021 television program hosted by Craig Ferguson

The Vanderbilt Hustler, the main student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

People

Abby Hustler (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player

John Hustler (1715–1790), English Quaker wool-stapler

Len Hustler (1920–1981), Australian rules footballer

James Devereux Hustler (1784–1849), English cleric and academic

Tom Hustler (1934–2006), English society photographer

William Hustler (c.1658–1730), English draper

Transportation and vehicles

Hustler, a train of the Southern Pacific, between Dallas and Houston

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, a US Marines unit nicknamed "The Hustlers"

Airplanes

Convair B-58 Hustler, an American supersonic jet bomber that first flew in 1956

Gulfstream American Hustler, a small American aircraft produced from 1978 to 1981

Automobiles and motorcycles

Hustler (car), a kit car designed in 1978

Hustler, a line of car wheels manufactured by American Racing in the 2000s

Hustler, motorcycles produced by American firm Rupp Industries in the early 1970s

Hustler, a line of Suzuki motorcycles produced from 1965 to 1981

Suzuki Hustler, a kei car introduced in 2014

Other uses

Hustler, Wisconsin, a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States

Hustler Casino, Gardena, California, USA

See also

Melvin Flynt – Da Hustler (aka "Da Hustler", "Hustler"), 1999 album by Noreaga

Hustler Magazine v.

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