The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHARK , but the solution may also be CONARTIST which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Hustler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHARK | 20 % | 5 |
| GOGETTER | 20 % | 8 |
| CONMAN | 10 % | 6 |
| CONARTIST | 10 % | 9 |
| CROOK | 10 % | 5 |
| FIREBALL | 10 % | 8 |
| SCAMARTIST | 10 % | 10 |
| DYNAMO | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hustler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- operator
- streetwalker
- floozie
- slattern
- hooker
- street girl
- floozy
- wheeler dealer
- drifter
- crook
- cheat
- swindler
Crossword Answer definitions
SHARK noun- A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- To fish for sharks.
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A sleazy and amoral lawyer
- An ambulance chaser.
- A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- To steal or obtain through fraud.
- To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
- To live by shifts and stratagems.
- To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHARK
- Usurer
- Jump the ___
- Expert swindler
- Hustler
- "West Side Story" gang member
- Remora's ride
- One attracting considerable interest?
- "The __": Greg Norman
- Dogfish, for one
- Pool hustler
More clues leading to the result GOGETTER
- Type-A personality
- Active sort
- Mover
- Ambitious sort
- Hustler
- Dynamo
- Aggressively enterprising person
- Business is his forte.
- Grass doesn't grow under his feet.
- Aggressive person: Slang.
More clues leading to the result CONMAN
- One running a "Big Store"
- Shyster
- Many a character in "The Sting"
- Henry Gondorff, Johnny Hooker, or Kid Twist
- Swindler
- Scammer
- Hustler
- One with a racket
- Snake oil hawker, say
- Bane for the gullible
More clues leading to the result CONARTIST
More clues leading to the result CROOK
- Ponzi scheme operator
- Nixon denied being one
- Shepherd's staff
- Bend, turn, or curve
- Cop's quarry
- One who practices breaking and entering
- Sharper
- Swindler
- Curved piece
- Hustler
More clues leading to the result FIREBALL
- Superenergetic type
- Highly energetic sort
- Dynamo
- Very energetic person
- Globe lightning.
- Brilliant meteor.
- Bob Feller specialty
- Human dynamo
- Hustler
- Candy store offering
More clues leading to the result SCAMARTIST
- Hustler
- Sharper
- Swindler
- Conman
- One may take you in
- Con guy
- Phony
- One might take you in
- One who's gotten good marks?
- Con pro (see letters 4 to 7)