Define High Roller
English[edit]
Another word for high-roller. Find more ways to say high-roller, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. High-roller definition: High rollers are people who are very rich and who spend money in an extravagant or risky. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. 1: an elevated railway (as in an amusement park) constructed with sharp curves and steep inclines on which cars roll. 2: something resembling a roller coaster especially: behavior, events, or experiences characterized by sudden and extreme changes an emotional roller coaster.
Noun[edit]
high-roller (pluralhigh-rollers)
- Alternative form of high roller
- 1905 September, Arthur [Cheney] Train, “The Extraordinary Adventure of the Baron de Ville”, in McAllister and His Double, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, , page 59:
- The 'Baron' bowed. This was a new complication, but it was all in the day's work. Of course, the whole thing was plain enough. Fatty Welch was 'working' some swell guys who thought he was a real high-roller. Maybe he was going to pull off some kind of a job that very evening. Perhaps this big chap in the swagger flannels was one of the gang. Barney was thinking hard. Well, he'd take the tip and play the hand out.
- 2005, Joseph Levy, High Roller: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 24:
- He was a bigger net yield than any two or three girls because a satisfied woman was far more generous than a depleted john. And frequently, Rocco owed a high-roller a favor and the girl came back with nothing.
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high roller
n.Slang1. One who spends freely and extravagantly, as for luxuries or entertainment.
3. An organization, such as a large corporation, that spends or invests liberally or rashly.
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high roller
n
slangchieflyUSandCanadian a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly
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high′ roll′er
or high′roll′er,
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n. 2. a person or organization that spends money lavishly and sometimes recklessly.
high′-roll′ing,adj.
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Define High Roller Rockers
| Noun | 1. | high roller - one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; 'the last of the big spenders' scattergood, spend-all, spendthrift, spender - someone who spends money prodigally |
| 2. | high roller - a gambler who wagers large sums gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events |
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