colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hustler"):
wire-puller (one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends)
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