croupier
an attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
an assistant chairperson at a public dinner.
Origin of croupier
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How to use croupier in a sentence
Hardly a reassuring forecast coming from a former casino croupier and Ponzi scheme salesman.
Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe croupier announces, intoning as does a high-church curate, "There is seven hundred and forty pounds in the bank, gentlemen."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe croupier pushes the seven hundred and forty pounds of the unlucky player a foot nearer to the bank.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills“Ajugé à quarante louis,” cried the croupier, no one bidding higher.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
The next instant, he has raked the butt of your discarded cigarette from beneath your feet with the dexterity of a- 31 - croupier.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for croupier
/ (ˈkruːpɪə, French krupje) /
a person who deals cards, collects bets, etc, at a gaming table
Origin of croupier
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