high roller
25
5.6
- noun
- /haɪ ˈroʊlər/
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gran apostador
- She always dines at the finest restaurants, living the life of a high roller.
- Vegas high rollers
- high-roller suite
- high-roller casino
And so I wasn't living this big High Roller life.
- And so I wasn't living this big High Roller life.
- Julia Garner in this quest to kind of create this this elite club for high rollers and powerful Manhattanites.
Examples
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At the casino, the high roller eagerly placed his bets, attracting everyone's attention.
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I think he could be a high roller.
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Barry, your friend is a high roller.
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Well, we get a couple of high rollers that come in here.
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Does she get many high rollers?
Fiction book (1991) -
The guy deals with high rollers.
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I mean, everybody knows he's a high roller.
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A gentleman gambler like you should be playing with the high rollers.
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Austin and Vanessa join the high-rollers' table.
Fiction book (1997) -
We've got a high roller checking out the Mercedes McLaren.
Synonyms
115
3.4
A person who risks money on games or races hoping to win more
15
4.2
A person who buys many expensive things to show off
A person who plays games for money, for example at a casino
How Much
- Jargon
22
8.2
25
5.6
15
4.2
34
2.1
- Informal
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
high + roller
The modifier 'high' clearly signals large or above-normal amounts, and the noun shape ('-er' agent) can suggest 'a person associated with X', so learners might infer someone associated with large sums. However, 'roller' does not transparently mean 'gambler' or 'big spender', and the specific casino/gambling sense is idiomatic and not directly derivable from the parts, so prior exposure is usually needed.
Etymology
High roller may come from old gambling rooms, where a roller rolled dice or moved chips and the word high showed they were making very large bets. So it means 'a person who spends or gambles large amounts of money'.