单词 | overbidder |
释义 | overbiddern. Cards (chiefly Bridge). A person who makes a bid higher than a previous bid, or higher than is justified. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players > type of bidder declarer1905 underbidder1923 raiser1927 no-trumper1929 pre-emptor1931 responder1931 cue-bidder1932 overbidder1936 psychist1945 1936 E. Culbertson Contract Bridge Compl. ii. xxix. 345 When the overbidder is vulnerable, the extent of the overbid should be less than two tricks. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 404/1 The overbidder must not be allowed to think that he is playing with an underbidder, or worse will follow. 1980 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 21 Applicants at that price have their applications scaled down, but everyone pays only the minimum accepted price including the overbidders. 2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. 21/1 It's the same with bridge. I tend to be an overbidder, optimistic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936 |
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