croupier

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croupier

  • /ˈkɹupiɚ/ US
  • /ˈkɹupieɪ/ US
  • /ˈkɹuːpɪə/ UK
  • /ˈkɹuːpieɪ/ UK

Rhymes with -uːpiə(ɹ), -uːpieɪ

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Borrowed from French croupier.

noun croupiers

  1. The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino. As a matter of fact, the mob was playing in exceedingly foul fashion. Indeed, I have an idea that sheer robbery was going on around that gaming-table. The croupiers who sat at the two ends of it had not only to watch the stakes, but also to calculate the game—an immense amount of work for two men! A
  2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.

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noun person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table

Españolcrupier, tallador, talladora, repartidor de casino, repartidora de casino, croupier
中文荷官 héguān
Françaiscroupier, croupière
DeutschCroupier, Croupière
Ελληνικάκρουπιέρης kroupiéris, κρουπιέρισσα kroupiérissa
Русскийкрупье́ krupʹjé
Tiếng Việtngười hồ lì

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"croupier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/croupier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{croupier_2026,
  title = {croupier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/croupier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}