croupier
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crou·pi·er /ˈkruːpiə $ -ər/ noun [countable] BODGGsomeone whose job is to collect and pay out money where people play cards, roulette etc for money at a casino 〔赌场上的〕赌台管理员
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croupier• I work nights - in a news bureau, as a croupier in a nightclub, as a waitress.• It was while he was working as a croupier in a gambling joint that some friends coaxed him into singing in public.• I became a croupier - starting work at 11 p.m. and finishing at 5 a.m.• As it turned out, I was a dreadful croupier and after a few weeks they put me on coats and hats.• One of the croupiers, a blonde girl, beckoned him to join the blackjack table.• She thrust the customary tip towards the croupier with a slip of paper wrapped around a plaque.• The croupier had a high-pitched voice, insistent.Origin croupier (1700-1800) French “person who rides on the back end of a horse, person who stands behind a player and gives advice, croupier”, from Old French croupe “back end of an animal”crou·pi·er nounChineseSyllable
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croupier
crou‧pi‧er /ˈkruːpiə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
crou‧pi‧er /ˈkruːpiə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: 'person who rides on the back end of a horse, person who stands behind a player and gives advice, croupier', from Old French croupe 'back end of an animal'
someone whose job is to collect and pay out money where people play cards, roulette etc for money at a casino
Language: French
Origin: 'person who rides on the back end of a horse, person who stands behind a player and gives advice, croupier', from Old French croupe 'back end of an animal'