declarer
Americannoun
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a person who declares
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bridge the player who, as first bidder of the suit of the final contract, plays both hands of the partnership
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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
When declarer has to guess what to do, try to find passive plays that do not help her or him.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 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
Redoubling.—When a declaration has been doubled, the declarer knows the minimum that he will find against him; he must be prepared to find occasionally strength against him considerably exceeding this minimum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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