CROUPIER

croupier

(noun) someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

CROUPY

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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