1. (

• contractor ,
• declarer

) the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps ;

2. (

• asserter ,
• declarer ,
• affirmer ,
• asseverator ,
• avower ,

) 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" ;