declarer
noun
de·clar·er
di-ˈkler-ər 
: one that declares
specifically
: the bridge player who names the trump and plays both his or her own hand and that of the dummy
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This might help capture an honor in declarer's hand on the next round.
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Indeed, attacking a weak suit can be a good deceptive play by declarer.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
Cy was declarer at today’s four spades, and West took three high clubs (East discarded a diamond and a heart) and shifted to a trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
As today’s declarer, Cy won the first diamond in dummy, led a trump to his jack and took the A-K. When the queen didn’t fall, Cy led a fourth trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Maybe both declarers thought West had the king to explain his failure to shift to a diamond.
FLEISHER won that match but lost in the semifinals.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Hatter became declarer at today’s 3NT, and Alice led the jack of spades as West.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Cy was declarer at today’s 3NT, and West led the jack of hearts in deference to East’s overcall.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
Sanders, also an early declarer, played as an edge rusher at Alabama but transferred after notching 24 tackles and one sack in 2021.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Indeed, attacking a weak suit can be a good deceptive play by declarer.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
Cy was declarer at today’s four spades, and West took three high clubs (East discarded a diamond and a heart) and shifted to a trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
As today’s declarer, Cy won the first diamond in dummy, led a trump to his jack and took the A-K. When the queen didn’t fall, Cy led a fourth trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Maybe both declarers thought West had the king to explain his failure to shift to a diamond.
FLEISHER won that match but lost in the semifinals.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Hatter became declarer at today’s 3NT, and Alice led the jack of spades as West.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Cy was declarer at today’s 3NT, and West led the jack of hearts in deference to East’s overcall.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
Sanders, also an early declarer, played as an edge rusher at Alabama but transferred after notching 24 tackles and one sack in 2021.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
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“Declarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declarer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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