high roller
or high·roll·er
- a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
- a person who spends money freely for entertainment and extravagant living.
- a corporation or governmental agency that invests or spends freely or recklessly.
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Origin of high roller
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Related Words for high-roller
waster, wastrel, prodigal, sport, profligate, spender, squanderer, improvident, imprudent, dissipater, high-roller, bettor, plungerExamples from the Web for high-roller
Contemporary Examples of high-roller
At a high-roller Democratic fundraiser on Park Avenue last month, a California lawyer dismissed the Whitman challenge.
Historical Examples of high-roller
Seems she was a teacher, but she certainly was a high-roller—O boy!
Main StreetSinclair Lewis
I laid off, and Miles Diston took the high-roller out next trip.
Stories of the RailroadJohn A. Hill
high roller
- slang, mainly US and Canadian a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly
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Word Origin and History for high-roller
"extravagant spender," by 1873, American English, probably originally a reference to a gambler throwing dice.
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