a person whose job is to be in charge of a game in a casino and collect and pay out money, give out cards, etc. （负责收付钱、发牌等的）赌台管理员，赌台主持人 Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a person standing behind a gambler to give advice): French, from Old French cropier ‘pillion rider, rider on the croup’, related to Old French croupe, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to crop.