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declarer Definition

de·clarer (--ər)

noun

  1. one who declares
  2. Bridge the member of the partnership which made the winning bid who plays both his or her own and the dummy's hand as a result of having been the first to bid the trump suit or no-trump

declarer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • allow: The author introduces an element of verisimilitude into the play by allowing declarer to make the contract in spite of herself.
  • play: Spades were never found, so declarer played in 4, just making - 6 IMPs to David and Doug.
  • give: This gave declarer a fairly precise count on the hand.
  • ask: After declarer claims the remaining tricks, if a defender disagrees with the claim, he should ask declarer to continue playing.
  • become: The author has arranged for South to become declarer no matter which hand he held, which is not in itself a problem.
  • know: Or lead the unbid suit, knowing that declarer could easily have a stronger spade holding than heart holding?

Adjective modifier

  • small: In the end she played small, declarer scored his 10 and went on to make his doubled contract.

Modifies a noun

  • play: By the time a new player has worked through the Audrey Grant deals, they will have a solid foundation in declarer play.
  • win: You play the 10, declarer wins with the K. He now leads the 10, 6, 4, to you.

Noun used with modifier

  • diamond: After three rounds of diamonds declarer leads a spade from the table, and defensive communications are broken beyond repair.
  • suit: Apparently you play high-low on the first suit declarer plays to show you like partner's opening lead!
  • force: Declarer must now attack trumps, but North wins the 2nd round and forces declarer to ruff a 3rd time.
  • spade: On a heart lead with the spade return declarer lost the first two tricks: a very useful gain for our team.
  • table: At my table declarer should, at the point already reached, try a low club from hand, ducking in dummy.

Possessives

  • hand: With the diamond ace in fact in declarer's hand, all 13 tricks were made with the aid of a squeeze.
  • play: Do you see why the original declarer's play of the J was wrong?
  • line: Correcting the trick record could well affect declarer's line of play.
  • side: Odd Trick Each trick to be won by declarer's side in excess of six.
  • mind: So I led my middle club, dummy went down and I looked into declarer's mind.

Preposition: in

  • heart: The key to the defense is to force declarer in hearts at just the right time.