a wealthy person or company who spends their money in a risky way, often by making risky investments that can offer large rewards
often someone who gambles with large amounts of money
someone who spends their money on extravagances
I would never invest money in their company. They are high rollers and I cannot afford that kind of risk.
The only way to make large sums of money is to make risky investments. You need to be a high roller in order to afford that.
If you are a high roller, casinos will often let you stay in their hotels for free in the hopes that you will lose big amounts of money.
If you go to Las Vegas the casinos offer massive luxuries and extras to the high rollers.
Mary’s husband just bought a new plane. He is definitely a high roller.
There is no origin for this idiom
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