ADVANCER

advancer

(noun) someone who advances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

advancer (plural advancers)

One who advances or puts forward.

(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.

A second branch of a buck's antler.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*van"cer, n.

1. One who advances; a promoter.

2. A second branch of a buck's antler. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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