hustler

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One thing to know: Timothée Chalamet stars as ping pong hustler Marty Mauser in this 1950s period piece from director Josh Safdie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Turturro is exactly the right actor to play an aging hustler in a cast rounded out by Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

The hustler had said he was aware that the Muslims were holding an all-black bazaar at Rockland Palace, which is primarily a dancehall.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey