as in spendthrift
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 roller
Inside luxury shopping malls, VIP store formats continue to lure in high rollers.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
In contrast, even at up to $20,000 per one-way ticket, Air France’s new La Première might seem like a bargain for these high rollers, the allure of which is heightened by the current economic uncertainty.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
Bad news for high rollers in Asia is bad news for Adelson’s business, which dropped 7% Thursday.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
With the landscape so distorted by the high rollers and opportunists, many displaced by the Palisades fire don’t even stand a chance on the West Side.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
In contrast, even at up to $20,000 per one-way ticket, Air France’s new La Première might seem like a bargain for these high rollers, the allure of which is heightened by the current economic uncertainty.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
Bad news for high rollers in Asia is bad news for Adelson’s business, which dropped 7% Thursday.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
With the landscape so distorted by the high rollers and opportunists, many displaced by the Palisades fire don’t even stand a chance on the West Side.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high roller
Noun
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Ter Stegen is one of the few Barca players remaining from the spendthrift reign of former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Finally, the claimant failed to prove that the spendthrift provision in the trust, which is critical to the protection the trust provided, should be invalidated.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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The food today is extraordinarily good and prodigal.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ridley, traumatized by the cancer death of her mother and considered mostly a wastrel by those around her for pursuing a degree in the dread-inducing major of art history, knows a thing or two about the mythology behind these kindly rainbow-spewing creatures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Henry Muck, suitably nicknamed Prince Hal by his family and friends, may be Industry’s version of the ultimate privileged wastrel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The biggest water waster, though, is cleaning during installation and use.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Nov. 2014
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Who is a time waster and who is your next biggest client?—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20roller. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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