\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.