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. 1. One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.
2. 2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.