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croupier

[kroo-pee-er, -pee-ey; French kroo-pyey]
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noun, plural crou·pi·ers [kroo-pee-erz, -pee-eyz; French kroo-pyey] /ˈkru pi ərz, -piˌeɪz; French kruˈpyeɪ/.

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.

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throaty, harsh, gruff, raucous, discordant, gravelly, broker, manager, officer, financier, investor, dealer, house, treasurer, capitalist, usurer, teller, blatant, cracked, dry

Nearby words

  1. crottle,
  2. crouch,
  3. croup,
  4. croup-associated virus,
  5. croupade,
  6. croupous membrane,
  7. croupy,
  8. crouse,
  9. crousely,
  10. croustade

Origin of croupier

1700–10; < French: literally, one who sits behind another on horseback, equivalent to croupe rump (see croup2) + -ier -ier2

croupy

[kroo-pee]

adjective, croup·i·er, croup·i·est.

pertaining to or resembling croup.
affected with croup.

Origin of croupy

First recorded in 1825–35; croup1 + -y1
Related formscroup·i·ly, adverbcroup·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for croupier

croupier

noun

a person who deals cards, collects bets, etc, at a gaming table

Word Origin for croupier

C18: literally: one who rides behind another, from French croupe croup ²
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Word Origin and History for croupier

croupier

n.

"one who clears the winnings from the table in gambling," 1731, from French croupier (17c.), originally one who rides behind another, on the croup or "rump" of a horse (a word of Germanic origin); hence extended to any one who backs up another; a "second."

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