Define High Roller

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1. Define High Roller Rockers
2. Define High Roller Rolling

Define High Roller Rockers

A high roller, also referred to as a whale, is a gambler who consistently wagers large amounts of money. High rollers often receive lavish ' comps ' from casinos to lure them onto the gambling floors, such as free private jet transfers, limousine use and use of the casinos' best suites.

• The 'Baron' bowed. This was a new complication, but it was all in the day's work. Of course, the whole thing was plain enough. Fatty Welch was 'working' some swell guys who thought he was a real high-roller. Maybe he was going to pull off some kind of a job that very evening. Perhaps this big chap in the swagger flannels was one of the gang.
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Define High Roller Rolling

Noun[edit]

high-roller (pluralhigh-rollers)

1. Alternative form of high roller
   • 1905 September, Arthur [Cheney] Train, “The Extraordinary Adventure of the Baron de Ville”, in McAllister and His Double, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, , page 59:

     The 'Baron' bowed. This was a new complication, but it was all in the day's work. Of course, the whole thing was plain enough. Fatty Welch was 'working' some swell guys who thought he was a real high-roller. Maybe he was going to pull off some kind of a job that very evening. Perhaps this big chap in the swagger flannels was one of the gang. Barney was thinking hard. Well, he'd take the tip and play the hand out.

   • 2005, Joseph Levy, High Roller: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 24:

     He was a bigger net yield than any two or three girls because a satisfied woman was far more generous than a depleted john. And frequently, Rocco owed a high-roller a favor and the girl came back with nothing.

Define High Roller