Transcription
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- [hahy roh-ler]
- /haɪ ˈroʊ lər/
- /haɪ ˈrəʊ.lər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy roh-ler]
- /haɪ ˈroʊ lər/
Definitions of high-roller word
- noun high-roller a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino. 1
- noun high-roller a person who spends money freely for entertainment and extravagant living. 1
- noun high-roller a corporation or governmental agency that invests or spends freely or recklessly. 1
- countable noun high-roller High rollers are people who are very rich and who spend money in an extravagant or risky way, especially by gambling. 0
- noun high-roller a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly 0
- noun high-roller a person who gambles for very high stakes 0
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Origin of high-roller
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85
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Parts of speech for High-roller
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high-roller popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for high-roller
noun high-roller
- bettor — a person who bets
- money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
- plunger — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- waster — a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
- wastrel — a wasteful person; spendthrift.
Antonyms for high-roller
See also
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