Definition of '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 American English
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Slang
1.
a person who gambles for very high stakes
2.
a person who spends or invests money freely or recklessly
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Derived forms
high-rolling (ˈhigh-ˌrolling) adjective
Word origin of 'high roller'
from rolling the dice in gamblingTrends of 'high-roller'
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