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

And when declarer cashed dummy’s top spades, East would have continued to pitch hearts from her hand.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2015

This type of play is called the dentist’s coup, in which declarer extracts a defender’s safe-exit cards before giving him the lead.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2015

He could have responded one no-trump, but judged that if his side could make three no-trump, it would be better if partner were the declarer.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2015

When declarer started trumps by cashing his ace, he could not recover.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2015

Neither the declarer nor the adversaries score anything below the line for that hand.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis