high roller

noun

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of high roller

1 : a person who spends freely in luxurious living

2 : a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes

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high-rolling

play \ˈhī-ˈrō-liŋ\ adjective

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Examples of high roller in a Sentence

a high roller known for his lavish parties
The casino offers special deals to attract high rollers.

Recent Examples of high roller from the Web

But high rollers who want prime seats can purchase packages that range from $3,000 to $100,000.

— michael norman, cleveland.com, "Dire Straits' David Knopfler says Rock Hall reneged on promises," 2 Apr. 2018
Some mild cultural appropriation in Shogun World in which we are treated to a montage of (white) high rollers scoring big in, like, high-stakes shogi games.

— the editors of gq, GQ, "Westworld Season Two: Our Predictions," 29 Mar. 2018
While the deal makes sense, shares of Galaxy and Wynn have each rallied over the past year even though both companies, especially Wynn, rely heavily on high rollers from China, a source of revenue that can be turned on and off quickly.

— jacky wong, WSJ, "Wynn Resorts Enters a New Galaxy," 23 Mar. 2018
The highest roller in Las Vegas has nothing on Bitcoin’s latest investor.

— chris morris, Fortune, "Someone Just Bought $400 Million Worth of Bitcoin," 19 Feb. 2018
Upstairs on the high roller-level top floor, Austin Alvis ducked into each of the Magnificent 7 Suites with Christine Falgout-Gutknecht and Bill Gutknecht.

— amber elliott, Houston Chronicle, "VIP view: Go inside Hotel ZaZa Memorial City's exclusive grand opening party," 16 Feb. 2018
In Europe, Qatari royals have a reputation as high rollers with a yen for ostentatious real-estate and aristocratic prestige.

— written by declan walsh; photographs by tomas munita, New York Times, "Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It," 22 Jan. 2018
Macau, which has relied on high rollers to drive a rebound in business over the past year and a half, has been shifting to attract Chinese tourists and families to the territory.

— Bloomberg.com, "Top Challenges Facing Macau If China Casino Monopoly Ends," 2 Feb. 2018
Several months ago, eight high rollers from Louisville, including Humana co-founder David Jones Sr., climbed aboard a private plane to Nashville to examine how civic leaders there had pushed for significant change in their community.

— deborah yetter, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville's elite are looking out for the city with private 'steering committee,' members say," 31 Jan. 2018

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