croupier
noun /ˈkruːpieɪ/
/ˈkruːpieɪ/, /ˈkruːpiər/
- a person whose job is to be in charge of a game in a casino and collect and pay out money, give out cards, etc.Wordfinder
- bet
- casino
- chip
- croupier
- gambling
- lottery
- odds
- roulette
- stake
- streak
Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a person standing behind a gambler to give advice): French, from Old French cropier ‘pillion rider, rider on the croup’, related to Old French croupe, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to crop.