1825, "thief" (especially one who roughs up his victims), from hustle (v.) + -er (1). Sense of "energetic worker" (especially, but not originally, a salesman) is from 1884; sense of "prostitute" dates from 1924.
双语例句
1. He's a real hustler.
他是个真正有才干的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. To him the big trunk hustler was a subject for private contempt.
他私下里很瞧不起这个替人搬箱子的大个子家伙.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
3. There's nothing worse than a hustler with bad timing.
再也没有比一个没有时间观念的皮条客更坏的事情了.
来自电影对白
4. Stay away from Jason. He's just a two - bit hustler.
别接近贾森, 他只是个不高明(注:本义为价值两角五分)的骗子.
来自互联网
5. Our neighbors paid thousands of dollars to that hustler.
