noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈkɹupiɚ/
General-American:/ˈkɹupieɪ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɹuːpɪə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɹuːpieɪ/
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rhymes with -uːpiə(ɹ)
rhymes with -uːpieɪ
1
noun
Meaning 1
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gambler
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French croupier.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
крупие
(krupie)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Catalan:
crupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Chinese Mandarin:
荷官
(héguān)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Czech:
krupiér
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Dutch:
croupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Dutch:
spelleider
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Dutch:
spelleidster
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Estonian:
krupjee
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Finnish:
krupieeri
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
French:
croupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
French:
croupière
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
German:
Croupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
German:
Croupière
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Greek:
κρουπιέρης
(kroupiéris)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Greek:
κρουπιέρισσα
(kroupiérissa)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Hungarian:
krupié
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Indonesian:
bandar
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Macedonian:
крупие́
(krupié)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Polish:
krupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Polish:
krupierka
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Russian:
крупье́
(krupʹjé)
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
crupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
tallador
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
talladora
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
repartidor de casino
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
repartidora de casino
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Spanish:
croupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Swedish:
croupier
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Turkish:
krupiye
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
Vietnamese:
người hồ lì
— person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
