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croupier

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crou·pi·er  (krp-r, -p-)
n.
An attendant at a gaming table who collects and pays bets.

[French, one who rides behind another on a horse (obsolete), croupier, from croupe, rump, croup, from Old French; see croup2.]

croupier [ˈkruːpɪə (French) krupje]
n
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a person who deals cards, collects bets, etc., at a gaming table
[literally: one who rides behind another, from French croupe croup2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.croupiercroupier - someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
Translations
croupier [ˈkruːpɪeɪ] Ncrupier mf

croupier [ˈkruːpieɪ ˈkruːpiər] ncroupier m

croupier
nCroupier m

croupier [ˈkruːpɪeɪ] ncroupier m inv
croupier [ˈkruːpɪeɪ] ncroupier m inv

croupier
n croupier [ˈkruːpiə]
a person who takes and pays bets at a gambling table in a casino etc. kroepier مُدير اللعبَـه على طاوِلَـة قِمـار крупие krupiér croupier der Croupier κρουπιέρης crupier krupjee میز دار krupieeri croupier/-ière קוּפָּאי הִמוּרִים जुए की मेज का मालिक krupje krupié bandar judi féhirðir við spilaborð croupier 元締め 물주 krupjė krupjē; bankas turētājs krupier croupier croupier krupier croupier crupier крупье krupiér krupje krupije croupier พนักงานเก็บและจ่ายเงินในบ่อนคาสิโน krupye, kumar oynatan 賭場裡收賭注的人 круп'є نال لين‍ے والا người hồ lì ,


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Consequently, when the ball ceased to roll and a sepulchral voice croaked the news that eight was the winning number, he fixed on the croupier a gaze that began by being joyful and expectant and ended, the croupier remaining entirely unresponsive, by being wrathful.
As the croupier called out the colour and number, she pricked on the card with great care and regularity, and only ventured her money on the colours after the red or black had come up a certain number of times.
The result was that the croupier paid me out three times my total stake
 
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