croupier
Americannoun
plural
croupiers-
an attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
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an assistant chairperson at a public dinner.
noun
Etymology
Origin of croupier
1700–10; < French: literally, one who sits behind another on horseback, equivalent to croupe rump ( croup 2 ) + -ier -ier 2
Example Sentences
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Commentators Bill Leslie and Andy Hinchcliffe said his clothing made him look like a "croupier" - someone who oversees gaming tables at casinos.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023
A moment later, the croupier strides up to Renault and extends his hand.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021
A broke writer gets a job as a croupier and becomes involved with a woman who wants to rob his casino.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2020
He had grown up in Monaco, where as a young man he had worked as a croupier at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, and developed an excellent poker face.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016
We go to Portugal, where I am not to be a croupier, but a gentleman.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
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