high roller

noun

Definition of high rollernext
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 Previously, this area was reserved for high rollers. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026 Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2026 Canadians first began going to Las Vegas around the 1950s, hopping on air junkets organized by Las Vegas casinos to entice high rollers, Firestone said. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026 Its proximity to Manhattan (a 50-minute jaunt aboard the Metro-North Railroad) gave high rollers a convenient suburban annex for their ball and chains. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high roller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high roller
  1. spendthrift
  2. prodigal
  3. wastrel
  4. waster
  5. spender
Noun
  • To be a valid spendthrift trust in Illinois, three factors must be met.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The split screen of Bezos and his spendthrift wife, Lauren Sánchez, frolicking everywhere — including Paris Fashion Week — while the tech mogul defiles the crown jewel nurtured by Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham is sickening.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of spendthrift
Noun
  • Twenty-six James Bond films (the 25 Eon joints, plus the prodigal Never Say Never Again) are coming to Netflix this month.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of prodigal
Noun
  • Foster died destitute in 1864, after falling and injuring himself in the bathroom of a hotel on the Bowery, becoming perhaps the first of many famous wastrels in American popular music.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of wastrel
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waster
Noun
  • Digitally native brands accounted for 28% of the top 100 OOH spenders last year, bringing their in-app instinct for experience design to the street.
    — Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Among the bottom half of spenders in MLB this season, four are currently in line for one of baseball’s 12 playoff spots, with another six on the bubble.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of spender

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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20roller. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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