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Definition: An excellent player, usually the local champ of a given pool hall or pool community. A hustler is sometimes known as a “shark”; sharking is therefore a synonym for hustling at the pool hall.
Also Known As: Hustler
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The shark has such nice teeth, dear, and his ferrule is pearly white--and his wallet is thick and bulging!

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