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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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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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