A person who runs a gambling table in a casino, taking bets and paying out winnings.
From French 'croupier' (one who rides on the croup/back of a horse). Originally meant an assistant, then became the term for casino table operators by the 1700s.
The word 'croupier' originally meant someone riding on the back of a horse, which is hilarious because casinos needed assistants at gaming tables, and somehow that became the lasting name for one of the most sedentary jobs.
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