high roller

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: high roller in a Sentence

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

The flights left that day, arriving with thousands of celebrities and high rollers in town for a marquee boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

— dan klepal, ajc, "Meals, laundry and a Vegas fight: bodyguards used city cards for Reed," 23 May 2018
Festivalgoers had plenty of regional food and wine to sample, and the long list of VIP perks, which included a multilevel cabana and suites overlooking the main stage and artist meet-and-greets, left the high rollers feeling pampered.

— aidin vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, "BottleRock keeps audiences moving at Napa music and culinary festival," 27 May 2018
Those high rollers also receive personal 24-hour, on-property concierge service and have access to a our private 24-hour casino host hotline.

— michele parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Casino players clubs: loyalty has its perks," 29 Apr. 2018
Spas and fine dining, though, weren’t enough to lure high rollers, and bread-and-butter visitors were turned off by a smoking ban and the lack of buffet dining.

— elise young, Bloomberg.com, "Just as Atlantic City Stems Bleeding, Competition Closes In," 25 Apr. 2018
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

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