as in fritterers
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 rollers
The kind of one-on-one coaching high rollers get at physical tables, in his telling, becomes available to anyone on the site.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
There’s no special plaque or a wing at the museum for these high rollers of rock — just bragging rights of influence and popularity.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 May 2026
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
Soon, Canadian tourists and snowbirds joined the high rollers.
—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
The tradition arrives with the Super Bowl every year, as much as part of the pregame lead into the contest as the arrival of the two teams, the weeklong Super Bowl Experience, and the never-ending parties with high rollers.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The high rollers in Hollywood wanted one last whiskey before the bar closed.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
There’s no special plaque or a wing at the museum for these high rollers of rock — just bragging rights of influence and popularity.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 May 2026
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
Soon, Canadian tourists and snowbirds joined the high rollers.
—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
The tradition arrives with the Super Bowl every year, as much as part of the pregame lead into the contest as the arrival of the two teams, the weeklong Super Bowl Experience, and the never-ending parties with high rollers.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The high rollers in Hollywood wanted one last whiskey before the bar closed.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high rollers
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Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sephora’s core loyalty program, Beauty Insider and soon after VIB for the top spenders, launched in 2007.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Forest have spent almost £600million in the past five years, according to data collection site Transfermarkt, which is actually more than Villa and places them ninth in the Premier League spenders list over that period.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“High rollers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20rollers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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