1. a person who declares or announces something officially
2. the player who plays both their own hand and the dummy's hand after winning the bidding
Usage: bridge

Examples

• The declarer announced the new policy changes to the entire company.
• As the official declarer, she read the election results aloud.
• The declarer must carefully plan which cards to play from each hand.
• In bridge, the declarer tries to make the number of tricks they bid.
• The declarer of independence stood before the crowd with confidence.
• After winning the auction, he became the declarer for that hand.