croupier
(noun) someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
Source: WordNet® 3.1
croupier (plural croupiers)
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
Source: Wiktionary
Crou"pi*er (kr, n. Etym: [F.; prop., one who sits on the croup, and hence, in the second place; an assistant. See 1st Croup.]
1. One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.
2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
Croup"y (krp"), a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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