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croupier

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Gambling
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
Examples from the Corpus
croupierI 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
croupier /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


croup·ierBrE /ˈkruːpieɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkruːpieɪ/ 🔊, also /ˈkruːpiər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to be in charge of a gambling table and collect and pay out money, give out cards, etc. (负责收付钱、发牌等的)赌台管理员,赌台主持人

bet, casino, chip, croupier, gambling, lottery, odds, roulette, stake, streak