croupier

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: croup=i=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

croupier, n. [F.; prop., one who sits on the croup, and hence, in the second place; an assistant. See 1st Croup.].

•  One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

croupier, n.
1 the person in charge of a gaming-table, raking in and paying out money etc.
2 the assistant chairperson at a public dinner, seated at the foot of the table.

Etymology

F, orig. = rider on the croup: see CROUP(2)

ROGET THESAURUS

croupier

Director

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