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In the game of ombre: any of the players who is not the ombre, or lone player; one who seeks to prevent the ombre from winning a majority of tricks…
The highest bidder in a game of ombre, quadrille, etc.; a lone player (cf. lone player at lone, adj. 1b). Also figurative. Now rare.