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Hustler vs Grifter - What's the difference?

hustler | grifter |

As nouns the difference between hustler and grifter

is that hustler is one who hustles: especially somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets while grifter is a con man. Someone who pulls confidence games.

As a proper noun Hustler

is {{surname|lang=en}.

hustler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hustles: especially somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets.
  • A pimp.
  • A prostitute.
  • A male prostitute who sells his services to men.

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    grifter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A con man. Someone who pulls confidence games.
  • :1939 . "We're all grifters. So we sell each other out for a nickel". The Big Sleep .
  • :1958 . "That was the train the drunks and the sinners rode—the gambling men and the grifters, the big-time spenders, the skirt-chasers, and all the jolly crew". That Hell-Bound Train .