pit boss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pit boss
1915–20, for an earlier sense;
Example Sentences
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Coincidentally, she used to be a blackjack pit boss at Maryland Live.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2016
You knew you were in trouble when a casino pit boss came over and barked "Break the shoe!"
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2016
A barrel-chested pit boss piled on: “Looks like Little Joe’s gonna be going home by bus tonight.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
But try as he might, he couldn't see himself as the Machiavellian pit boss, Mr. Johnson, in NBC's Las Vegas-set drama "The Player."
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
Just then, Lester Burton, the pit boss, stepped among them and nailed a notice to a post near the water pump.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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