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
It was taken in July 2022 at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, during an annual tournament where high rollers at the property’s casino are rewarded for their questionable impulses by being paired on the course with celebrities.
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David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
No request is off limits for high rollers, who are often flown in via corporate jets and ushered to the gaming tables.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
No request is off limits for high rollers, who are often flown in via corporate jets and ushered to the gaming tables.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high rollers
spenders
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Heavy discounting from the likes of Burberry and Gucci in the past has left them struggling to regain their status among high spenders.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Compared to some of the more extravagant spenders on The Forbes 400—such as Larry Ellison buying an entire Hawaiian island or Mark Zuckerberg taking over half of Palo Alto—Musk isn’t much into real estate these days.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“High rollers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20rollers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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