as in spendthrift
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
in the carefree environment of a vacation, even a person of modest means has the urge to play the high roller
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Recent Examples of high roller
Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Chinese officials also cracked down on junket operators, which facilitated and organized casino trips for high rollers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 16 July 2025
For many Americans, casinos may conjure up glamourous images of James Bond-style sophistication and high roller strategy playoffs, but now a new venue is due to launch—based around UNO.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The hedge fund king, who boasts a net worth of $37.6 billion (give or take), beat out six other high rollers for his prize in the live auction.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Chinese officials also cracked down on junket operators, which facilitated and organized casino trips for high rollers.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 16 July 2025
For many Americans, casinos may conjure up glamourous images of James Bond-style sophistication and high roller strategy playoffs, but now a new venue is due to launch—based around UNO.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The hedge fund king, who boasts a net worth of $37.6 billion (give or take), beat out six other high rollers for his prize in the live auction.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high roller
Noun
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When measured by budget deficit – the gap between government spending and revenue – France is also among the most spendthrift in the European Union, according to Eurostat, the bloc’s statistics office.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their spending habits were that of a spendthrift, and there was only one parent really making any income.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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The food today is extraordinarily good and prodigal.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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He was raised on Chicago’s North Side by a wastrel father and a mother who struggled to put food on their table.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Ridley, traumatized by the cancer death of her mother and considered mostly a wastrel by those around her for pursuing a degree in the dread-inducing major of art history, knows a thing or two about the mythology behind these kindly rainbow-spewing creatures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Male spenders are joining the party every month.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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It’s calculated per resident, so much like an average, the biggest and smallest spenders can influence the results.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20roller. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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