highroller

Casino's prized guest

A highroller is someone who gambles for large sums of money, especially at casinos: The casino sent a limo for their highrollers.

The term extends to anyone who spends lavishly or lives extravagantly: She's a highroller who only stays at five-star hotels.

Also spelled high roller.

gambling

casino

Facility for wagering

  • wagerStake on uncertainty
  • bettingStaking money on outcomes
  • pokerHearth implement for coals

blackjack · baccarat · roulette · craps · jackpot · stakes · chip · ante · odds · house

wealth

affluent

Having abundant financial resources

magnate · fortune · luxury · opulence · extravagance · prosperity · heir · heiress · financier · capitalist

risktaker

daring

Adventurous courage

venture · stakes · chance · all-in · double down · long shot · gambit · plunger · speculation · aggressive

status

elite

Superior select group

prominent · influential · distinguished · notable · celebrity · privilege · powerful · aristocrat · socialite · jet-setter

Opposites
gambling stakes/risk level

highrollersmall fry

Children or insignificant people

tourist

spending/wealth display

highrollertightwad

Stingy person, slang

cheapskate · penny-pincher · miser · piker · skinflint

financial risk tolerance

highrollersmall-timer

Insignificant person or operator

hedger · fence-sitter

Family

high, higher, highest, highly, highness, roll, roller, rolls, rolled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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