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
Tickets for wealthier clientele are still available for those who want to spend $5,000 apiece (and higher) on hospitality options that would make some high rollers jealous.
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Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The unique format of the high roller series is fueled by online qualifiers from GGPoker.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Like a veteran high roller playing the odds, indie film execs crowding the new Vegas venue at the Palms Casino for this year’s American Film Market are hedging their bets.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Up in the high roller suite, both Joan and Pascal choose from a variety of glamorous outfits for their night on the town.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The unique format of the high roller series is fueled by online qualifiers from GGPoker.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Like a veteran high roller playing the odds, indie film execs crowding the new Vegas venue at the Palms Casino for this year’s American Film Market are hedging their bets.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Up in the high roller suite, both Joan and Pascal choose from a variety of glamorous outfits for their night on the town.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high roller
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That’s half a trillion sucked out of the market and into the bottomless pit of the incontinent spendthrifts in the U.S. government.Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Even for a country as awash with cash as Venezuela has been since 2004, Chávez's spendthrift ways have left behind a worrisome level of debt, fiscal deficit, and dependence on imports.Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
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Instead, all the adulation is directed toward Charlotte’s prodigal adopted son, the guy who holds more than his share of team records and is considered by many to be the best player in franchise history.Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
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After all, there’s always one prodigal — one unstable element who’s removed themself as far as possible from the precarious family mixture.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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Atay lingers on the outskirts, keeping the company of workers and wastrels, poets and drunks—all those who refuse the monumental transformations of Turkish society.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2024
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California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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“High roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20roller. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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