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One possibly seeking a slam
Answer for the clue "One possibly seeking a slam ", 8 letters:
declarer
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Word definitions for declarer in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Declarer \De*clar"er\, n. One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits. --Udall.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context bridge English)The person who wins the bidding and so declares what suit will be trump. 2 One who declares. 3 (context computer science English) A statement that declares the properties of a variable or contributes to doing so.
Usage examples of declarer.
Pendergast toyed with the players, shifting Blackwood, Gerber, and Stayman conventions, positing a forgetful declarer, misunderstood signals between East and West.
If, then, a player holds six trumps with an average hand as regards the rank of his cards, or five trumps with a hand of no-trump strength, it is highly probable that he is as strong as the declarer.
For the Civill Soveraignty, and supreme Judicature in controversies of Manners, are the same thing: And the Makers of Civill Laws, are not only Declarers, but also Makers of the justice, and injustice of actions.