boxman

Craps table overseer

A boxman is the casino employee who supervises a craps table, seated between the dealers and responsible for watching the chips, monitoring the game's integrity, and resolving disputes.

The term also appears in criminal slang for a safecracker—someone skilled at opening boxes (safes): They brought in a boxman to crack the vault.

craps

dice

Marked cubes for chance

table · gambling · shooter · pit · crew · cheating · switch · loaded · crooked · hustler

safe-cracking

safecracker

One who breaks vaults

lock · tumbler · stethoscope · drill · explosives · crew · getaway · bank · robbery · criminal

theater

stage

Raised performance platform

stagehand · crew · batten · curtain · set · backstage · grid · ropes · pulleys · technician

Categories
Opposites
casino role

boxmanplayer

Game participant

gambler · bettor · shooter · customer · patron

criminal expertise

boxmanamateur

Nonprofessional participant

bungler · muscle · wheelman · lookout · fence

law and legitimacy

boxmanlocksmith

Lock and key specialist

security guard · bank teller · law enforcement · detective · cop

Family

box, man, boxes, boxed, boxing, boxer, boxers, manly, manliness

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