Definition & Meaning | English word ADVANCER

Definitions of ADVANCER

1. One who advances or puts forward.
2. A second branch of a buck's antler.
3. (bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.

Examples of Using ADVANCER in a Sentence

• If the RHO passes, the advancer (the doubler's partner) is forced to bid and should make a descriptive bid indicating suit length, high-card strength and any stoppers:.
• DONT features the following calls:Double – shows any single suit (six or more cards); advancer bids 2, after which intervenor corrects to his actual suit2, 2, 2 – shows the bid suit and any higher-ranking suit2 – shows spades (six or more cards)Preferences vary as to the use of the 2 bid.
• In the first semifinal group, DialIdol predicted that the top vote-getters in each gender would be Danny Gokey and Alexis Grace and predicted that the third advancer would be Michael Sarver, Anoop Desai, Ricky Braddy, or Brent Keith.
• Following the two-suited overcalls, advancer will bid taking into account that out of the two possible two-suited hands of intervenor, the likely holding is in advancer's shortest suits.
• Two cases follow: (1) if responder bids below two of opener's suit, Double by advancer is a raise of the overcall and promises a top honor; (2) if responder doubles, Redouble by advancer has the same meaning.

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