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croupier

[ kroo-pee-er, -pee-ey; French kroo-pyey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural crou·pi·ers [kroo, -pee-erz, -pee-eyz, k, r, oo-, pyey].

an attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
an assistant chairperson at a public dinner.

croupier

/ krupje; ˈkruːpɪə /

1700–10; < French: literally, one who sits behind another on horseback, equivalent to croupe rump ( croup ² ) + -ier -ier ²

C18: literally: one who rides behind another, from French croupe croup ²

Hardly a reassuring forecast coming from a former casino croupier and Ponzi scheme salesman.

Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.

The croupier announces, intoning as does a high-church curate, "There is seven hundred and forty pounds in the bank, gentlemen."

The croupier pushes the seven hundred and forty pounds of the unlucky player a foot nearer to the bank.

“Ajugé à quarante louis,” cried the croupier, no one bidding higher.

The next instant, he has raked the butt of your discarded cigarette from beneath your feet with the dexterity of a- 31 - croupier.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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