DECLARER

asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower

(noun) 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”

contractor, declarer

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

declarer (plural declarers)

(bridge) The person who wins the bidding and so declares what suit will be trump.

One who declares.

(computer science) A statement that declares the properties of a variable or contributes to doing so.

Source: Wiktionary


De*clar"er, n.

Definition: One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits. Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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