croupier

/ˈkruːpieɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkruːpieɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrü-pē-ər -pē-ˌā/ (ame, mw)

croupier — 名詞

  • croupiersingular
  • croupiersplural

1. a worker in a casino who runs one game table, takes bets, pays winners, deals ca

1.名詞C2
釋義

荷官

在賭桌發牌收注並派彩的人

a worker in a casino who runs one game table, takes bets, pays winners, deals cards, and helps the players

例句

Elise watched the croupier spin the roulette wheel before placing her bet.

Elise 看著荷官轉動輪盤,才把賭注放上去。

croupier + spin the roulette wheel

At the blackjack table, Anjali asked the croupier for two more chips.

在二十一點桌旁,Anjali 請荷官再給她兩個籌碼。

ask the croupier for + chips

同義詞
  • dealer

    more general term, especially common in American English and card games

  • casino dealer

    clear modern phrase that highlights the gambling setting

  • card dealer

    narrower term used when the main job is giving out cards

用法筆記

Usually refers to the employee working at the table itself, especially in roulette or blackjack, not the manager supervising several tables.

常見錯誤

The croupier put all her chips on black.
The player put all her chips on black.
💡a croupier runs the table; the people gambling are the players.