胴どう親おや

noun

banker (gambling); bookmaker; operator of a gambling den

Rare term for the person who runs a gambling operation, acts as banker, or rents out space for gambling and takes a commission. Cross-referenced with 胴元.

See also: 胴元

• 賭と場ばの胴どう親おやは、胴どう元もととも呼よばれる。

  The banker of a gambling den is also called 胴元.