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==Music==
==Music==
*[[Hustler]](band), an American hard rock band active from 1977-1983
*[[Hustler]] (band) , an American hard rock band active from 1977-1983
*"Hustler", a song by [[Simian Mobile Disco]]
*"Hustler", a song by [[Simian Mobile Disco]]



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Hustler may refer to:

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.)

Sports and games (and media about them)

  • 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 (recently the term "hustler" has been used more broadly, for 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

Slang

See also Lumpenproletariat.

Place names

Vehicles

Music

Misc. products

See also