Croupier \Crou"pi*er\ (kr??"p?-?r), n. [F.; prop., one who sits on the croup, and hence, in the second place; an assistant. See 1st Croup.]

1. One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.

2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)