declarer

de·clare

D0076000 (dĭ-klâr′)v. de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·clares v.tr.1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim: declare that a fugitive has been captured; declare a mistrial. See Synonyms at announce.2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm: "He wrote another prayer declaring that his conscience was weighed down with guilt" (Leo Damrosch).3. To reveal or make manifest; show: His smile declared his agreement.4. To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for example).5. Games a. To designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand in bridge.b. To reveal (a combination of cards) to be added to one's score.v.intr.1. To make a declaration.2. To announce one's intention to run for public office: "My gratitude would keep me loyal to McCarthy even after Bobby Kennedy declared for president" (James Carroll).3. To proclaim one's support, opposition, choice, or opinion: "The party ... has changed, openly declaring for centralized federal power" (Ronald Reagan).Idiom: declare war1. To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against.2. To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.

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[Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārāre : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + clārāre, to make clear (from clārus, clear; see kelə- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·clar′a·ble adj.de·clar′er n.

declarer

(dɪˈklɛərə) n1. a person who declares2. (Bridge) bridge the player who, as first bidder of the suit of the final contract, plays both hands of the partnership

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Noun	1.	declarer - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumpscontractorbridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
	2.	declarer - someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"affirmer, asserter, asseverator, avowercommunicator - a person who communicates with otherspostulator - someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument

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