US /dɪˈklɛrər/ UK /dɪˈkleərə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    one who declares; in bridge, the player who plays the contract

    The declarer led a low card from the dummy.

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Synonyms
1 noun · one who declares; in... announcerproclaimerasserteraffirmer
Word family
Related forms declaredeclarationdeclarative

Etymology

Agent noun from declare, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārāre ('to make clear, announce'), from de- (intensive) plus clārāre ('to make clear'), from clārus ('clear, bright').

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