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
Examples of declarer in a Sentence
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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.
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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
The declarer merely wants to set a marker for everyone to see.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
When declarer repeated the finesse, West won and shifted to the jack of clubs, and South ended up down three.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2019
In a penny game, Louie was declarer at four spades, and West led a trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2019
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
The declarer merely wants to set a marker for everyone to see.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
When declarer repeated the finesse, West won and shifted to the jack of clubs, and South ended up down three.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2019
In a penny game, Louie was declarer at four spades, and West led a trump.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2019
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