croupier

Examples

• All

• Harry looks sharply through narrowed eyes at the croupier; the croupier pleads with Eddy.

  Fiction book (1998)

• It's all numbers, the croupier thought.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The young croupier Matt comes up to him.

  Fiction book (1998)

• But Jake, the croupier, had a sense of humor.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The croupier at Gilman's says he never plays anything he can't win.

  The Sting (1973)

• The croupier pushes the dice to Cobb, who places a bet, as do the others.

  Fiction book (1994)

• In between, I was a croupier in Monte Carlo, but that's another story.

  Irma la Douce (1963)

• The croupier collected the bets from players before starting the game.

• As the game began, the croupier expertly distributed the chips to the players.

• The croupier at the roulette table announced, "No more bets!" before spinning the wheel.

Synonyms

T

taker

vscroupier

33 4.7

A person who accepts a bet from someone

also pays winners and works at a gaming table, not just taking bets

B

banker

vscroupier

• Jargon

11 3.5

A person who manages the bets and money in a gambling game

works at a table collecting and paying bets directly

S

settler

vscroupier

• Jargon

1 8.8

A person in a betting shop who checks bets and pays winnings to customers

handles bets at a gaming table rather than in a shop

Surface Forms

Etymology