HIGH ROLLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high roller mean? 

• HIGH ROLLER (noun)
  The noun HIGH ROLLER has 2 senses:

1. one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment

2. a gambler who wagers large sums

  Familiarity information: HIGH ROLLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGH ROLLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

big spender; high roller

Context example:

the last of the big spenders

Hypernyms ("high roller" is a kind of...):

scattergood; spend-all; spender; spendthrift (someone who spends money prodigally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A gambler who wagers large sums

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("high roller" is a kind of...):

gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)