high roller

Or highroller

noun

Informal.

1. a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.

2. a person who spends money freely for entertainment and extravagant living.

3. a corporation or governmental agency that invests or spends freely or recklessly.

high roller

noun

1. slang,  a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly

Other Word Forms

• high rolling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of high roller¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85