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单词 high-rolling
释义

high roller

noun

1
: a person who spends freely in luxurious living
2
: a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes
high-rolling
ˈhī-ˈrō-liŋ How to pronounce high roller (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • fritterer
  • prodigal
  • profligate
  • spender
  • spendthrift
  • squanderer
  • waster
  • wastrel
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Example Sentences

a high roller known for his lavish parties The casino offers special deals to attract high rollers.
Recent Examples on the Web The agents went to the resort’s high roller room, where Carpenter bought $10,000 in chips. Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The price for this high roller tour is $38,000 for a total of four people. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 His operation grew so large that other bookmakers would lay off their bigger bets on him to reduce their chances of getting wiped out by a high roller’s winning wager. Tom Robbins, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 LaBarron Burton attended a vendor fair at Hard Rock Northern Indiana Casino on Thursday, hoping his gourmet popcorn would make its way to one of the casino’s guests, perhaps as a gift for a high roller or for purchase in its retail store. Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022 The days leading up to Feb. 13’s Super Bowl — a matchup that pits the home team Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals inside SoFi Stadium — are filled with enough party amenities to make any high roller salivate. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2022 All be will be ready by launch time, and the show will start with as much energy as when a high roller throws down a $10,000 bet. Josh Max, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021 The most noticeable of what's new is the Riptide, a 55-foot-high roller coaster that will loom over the Midway. Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 No public reckoning has ever explained why a casino high roller stocked his hotel room with assault rifles and opened fire on an outdoor concert below. Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 2

high-rolling

adjective

as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly an overpriced nightclub that caters mainly to high-rolling tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wasteful
  • spendthrift
  • profligate
  • extravagant
  • lavish
  • prodigal
  • liberal
  • thriftless
  • generous
  • philanthropic
  • reckless
  • unthrifty
  • squandering
  • philanthropical
  • careless
  • improvident
  • bountiful
  • munificent
  • charitable
  • bighearted
  • unstinting
  • indulgent
  • openhanded
  • myopic
  • heedless
  • incautious
  • splurging
  • openhearted
  • imprudent
  • unselfish
  • injudicious
  • shortsighted
  • self-indulgent
  • freehanded
  • unsparing
  • freehearted
  • wanton
  • unwise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • frugal
  • thrifty
  • economical
  • tightfisted
  • penurious
  • conserving
  • parsimonious
  • miserly
  • cheap
  • spare
  • economizing
  • stingy
  • penny-pinching
  • tight
  • close
  • sparing
  • careful
  • prudent
  • judicious
  • scrimping
  • sensible
  • mean
  • closefisted
  • niggardly
  • pinching
  • wise
  • skimping
  • stinting
  • farsighted
  • forehanded
  • foresighted
  • provident
  • forethoughtful
  • foreseeing
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