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
The high rollers in Hollywood wanted one last whiskey before the bar closed.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Big flat-screen TVs flicker from every other yacht – the high rollers are back on their boats.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Analysts have warned that a stock market slump could force high rollers to tighten their belts too, but some economists say there is reason to believe lavish spending will persevere.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The suspects allegedly used NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and former NBA player Damon Jones, 49, to attract high rollers.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Big flat-screen TVs flicker from every other yacht – the high rollers are back on their boats.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Analysts have warned that a stock market slump could force high rollers to tighten their belts too, but some economists say there is reason to believe lavish spending will persevere.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The suspects allegedly used NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and former NBA player Damon Jones, 49, to attract high rollers.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high roller
Noun
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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
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That is all the more reason the state must get a better handle on its spendthrift ways.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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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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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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As such, the economy’s reliance on a small cohort of spenders is rising.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Putting rank-and-file executives aside, the wealthiest spenders in the corporate world still owe their allegiance to the GOP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20roller. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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