high roller
noun
1
: a person who spends freely in luxurious living
2
: a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes
Examples of high roller in a Sentence
a high roller known for his lavish parties
The casino offers special deals to attract high rollers.
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With the landscape so distorted by the high rollers and opportunists, many displaced by the Palisades fire don’t even stand a chance on the West Side.
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Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
The first vast eight rows of tables closest to the stage are reserved for longtime supporters and high rollers, and Palm Springs has plenty of them.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
So, organizers took the collection off-site to the MGM Casino and created a special gallery event for high rollers.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
The unique format of the high roller series is fueled by online qualifiers from GGPoker.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
The first vast eight rows of tables closest to the stage are reserved for longtime supporters and high rollers, and Palm Springs has plenty of them.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
So, organizers took the collection off-site to the MGM Casino and created a special gallery event for high rollers.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
The unique format of the high roller series is fueled by online qualifiers from GGPoker.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20roller. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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