Definitions for croupiers

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croupiers crou·pi·er

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

IPA: /ˈkru pi ər, -piˌeɪ; French kruˈpyeɪ/

Croupiers is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 463 anagrams from letters in croupiers (ceioprrsu).

Definitions for croupiers

noun

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

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling croup.
2. affected with croup.

Origin of croupiers

1700-10; French: literally, one who sits behind another on horseback, equivalent to croupe rump (see croup²) + -ier -ier²

Examples for croupiers

The croupier shifted his weight, then caught the wheel and spun it savagely.

Another turn, and that, too, chinked as it fell into the cash-box of the croupier!

No sign of Steve there; he had to be on the other side of the croupier.

Caumartin, the first croupier, shot hisself, and Nogeot go mad.

The croupier pounded three times with a little gavel and said, "103 sub-prime 5."

She spoke angrily to a croupier who delayed handing her some change.

"The place shall be kept for madame," the croupier whispered.

He was shown to a table to the left of the croupier's booth.

And feeling a terrible habitué, he said to the croupier in French: 'Maximum.

"Table 111 takes us for a hundred fifty credits," came the croupier's cry.