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Definition of 'high-roller'

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high-roller

also high roller
Word forms: plural high-rollers
countable noun
High rollers are people who are very rich and who spend money in an extravagant or risky way, especially by gambling.
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high roller in British

noun
slang, mainly US and Canadian
a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly
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Derived forms
high rolling
noun, adjective
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high roller in American

US
Slang
1. 
a person who gambles for very high stakes
2. 
a person who spends or invests money freely or recklessly
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
high-rolling (ˈhigh-ˌrolling)
adjective
Word origin of 'high roller'
from rolling the dice in gambling

Example sentences containing 'high roller'

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Maybe he's a high roller and maybe he owns a casino or he's hit it big temporarily. Duncan, Robert L THE SERPENT'S MARK (2002)

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