high rollers

noun

plural of high roller
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 Amar Shergill, a frequent Newsom critic and former progressive caucus chair within the state Democratic Party, said Newsom’s associations with those high rollers would hurt him in a presidential campaign. — Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Her main rival for that was the raucous set from George Wallace, who partly brought the house down with a bit about jokes for the high rollers in the front row versus the nosebleed seats. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 Throughout the year, these frugal teams have accomplished quite a bit while matching up against the league’s high rollers. — Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Also getting a refresh is the Paiza Club, an essentially secret casino atop The Palazzo, where lavish interiors and butler-style service cater to high rollers with the credit lines to match. — David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2026 At a recent economic forum, Hill said high rollers are continuing to visit the city but lower-income visitors are not. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Much as Las Vegas casinos plied high rollers with gourmet meals and lavish entertainment, sports gaming apps are now rewarding VIP bettors with luxury suite access, autographed jerseys and unique fan experiences. — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 The kind of one-on-one coaching high rollers get at physical tables, in his telling, becomes available to anyone on the site. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high rollers
  1. wasters
  2. spenders
  3. wastrels
Noun
  • On the other, evidence suggests this pair of habitual time-wasters were commonly found on the floor, running laughter through a Yamaha SPX90 effects processor for kicks and strumming the same note for 40-odd minutes.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of wasters
Noun
  • For retailers and brands, Visa’s insights signal a need to balance compelling value propositions with strategic inventory positioning to capture both resilient high-income spenders and budget-conscious shoppers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Number one, because candidates get much better rates on TV ad buys than outside spenders.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of spenders
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
Definition of wastrels

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“High rollers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20rollers. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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