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Encyclopedia > Hustler (disambiguation)

Hustler may refer to:

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Businesses and publications

  • Hustler, an American pornographic magazine (with related websites and videos/DVDs marketed under the same trademark)
  • Hustler Casino, a gambling establishment located in Gardena, California, owned by Larry Flynt who also publishes the aforementioned magazine.
(See also the book and film under "Sports and games" section below.)

For other uses, see Hustler (disambiguation). ... Hustler Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena. ... South Pittsburg is a city located in Marion County, Tennessee. ...

Sports and games

  • Pool hustler: a player who hides his/her true skill while betting on billiards games in order to trick the opponent into significantly raising the stakes, and only then playing at full capacity (or in a broader usage, someone who engages in a similar strategy when betting on other activities, e.g. street basketball)
  • The Hustler (novel), a 1959 novel by Walter Tevis about a pool hustler, which was adapted into a movie, below
  • The Hustler (film), a 1961 film adaptation of the above novel, directed by Robert Rossen, and starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott

Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising ones skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling (or gambling for higher than current stakes) with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Hustler (novel) The Hustler is a 1959 novel by American writer Walter Tevis, later made into a 1961 film of the same title. ... The Hustler is a 1961 film adaptation of the novel of the same name (1959) by Walter Tevis. ...

Slang

See also Lumpenproletariat.

Male prostitution is the sale of sexual services by a male prostitute (commonly called a hustler or rentboy; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs, it is common for an illegal drugs trade to develop. ... Grifter redirects here. ... Look up Charlatan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The lumpenproletariat (German Lumpenproletariat, rabble-proletariat; raggedy proletariat) is a term originally defined by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The German Ideology (1845), their famous second joint work, and later expounded upon in future works by Marx. ...

Place names

Hustler is a village located in Juneau County, Wisconsin. ...

Vehicles

  • B-58 Hustler, an American jet bomber aircraft
  • Hustler (car), an automobile designed by William Town

The Convair B-58 Hustler was a American high-speed jet bomber capable of Mach 2 supersonic flight. ... 1979 Hustler. ...

Music

  • Hustler (Band), American Hard Rock Band 1977-1983

For other uses, see Hustler (disambiguation). ...

See also

  • Hustle (disambiguation)

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Hustler (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (162 words)
A hustler is also a "poolshark" — someone who hides his true skill while betting on pool games only to strike when the stakes are at their highest — or in a broader usage someone who engages in a similar strategy when betting on other games.
The Hustler, was a 1959 novel by Walter Tevis about a poolhall hustler, which was adapted into a 1961 movie of the same name, starring Paul Newman.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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