pit boss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pit boss
1915–20, for an earlier sense;
Example Sentences
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I always go to Resort World, where I know the pit boss.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Coincidentally, she used to be a blackjack pit boss at Maryland Live.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2016
You knew you were in trouble when a casino pit boss came over and barked "Break the shoe!"
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2016
He spent fourteen years in the industry—as a floor supervisor at the Playboy and a pit boss at the Atlantis and the Taj Mahal.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2015
Just then, Lester Burton, the pit boss, stepped among them and nailed a notice to a post near the water pump.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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