Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A recklessly extravagant, high-living ‘sport.’
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- noun Alternative spelling of
high roller .
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Examples
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Don't live like that high-roller on Wall Street looking for a quick fix and instant gratification; we all know how that story ends!
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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It could be the Koch brothers bankrolling the Tea party, or the network of high-roller groups that now dominate the Republican Party see the New York Times piece over the weekend.
Richard Brodsky: Defending the Indefensible: David Brooks on Income Inequality Richard Brodsky 2011
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Don't live like that high-roller on Wall Street looking for a quick fix and instant gratification; we all know how that story ends!
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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Don't live like that high-roller on Wall Street looking for a quick fix and instant gratification; we all know how that story ends!
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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Don't live like that high-roller on Wall Street looking for a quick fix and instant gratification; we all know how that story ends!
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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Trained originally in the cut and thrust of direct mail (the precursor of attack tweets), and possessing a bulging list of high-roller contacts, he has been the de facto national manager of the GOP's 2010 campaign.
What Happens Next? The Complex Post-Election Landscape The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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CLSA said rising bet sizes, as opposed to increased visitation, remain the key driver of Macau's growth, with revenue from high-roller customers rising 50%-55% in recent months.
Macau July Gambling Revenue Jumped 48% Kate O'Keeffe 2011
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But the low-lit bar, with loft-like ceilings and a palette of soft browns and burgundy, caters to the international high-roller set, a group not easily impressed with gimmicks at cocktail hour.
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The company added it earmarked $125 million in capital expenditure to drive its high-roller business.
Marina Bay Names Top Executives Kate O'Keeffe 2011
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Don't live like that high-roller on Wall Street looking for a quick fix and instant gratification; we all know how that story ends!
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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