declarer

American  

[dih-klair-er] / dɪˈklɛər ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that declares.

2. Bridge. the player who plays the contract; dummy's partner.

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declarer British  

/ dɪˈklɛərə /

noun

1. a person who declares

2. bridge the player who, as first bidder of the suit of the final contract, plays both hands of the partnership

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Other Word Forms

• nondeclarer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of declarer

First recorded in 1520–30; declare + -er ¹

Example Sentences

West cashed two tricks in the suit, dummy discarding two spades and declarer the heart deuce.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2015

If the clubs were running, there would be no problems, but declarer wondered about a bad club split.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2015

Yes, it would have been better for declarer to have led the spade nine, not the ten.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2015

If South had led a club to his ten and played a top heart, West would have taken the trick and locked declarer in the dummy with either a spade or a club.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2015

He must therefore have been either a madman, a fool, or a determined declarer of falsehood.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund