- a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker
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deck•er
(dek′ər),USA pronunciation n.
Deck•er (dek′ər),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Nautical, Naval Termssomething, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like (used in combination):The cruise ship is a five-decker.
- deck + -er1 1785–95
Deck•er (dek′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Thomas. See Dekker, Thomas.
Dek•ker
(dek′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Thomas, 1572?–1632?, English dramatist.
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- (in combination)
having a certain specified number of levels or layers: a double-decker bus
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Thomas. ?1572–?1632, English dramatist and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his comedy The Shoemaker's Holiday (1600) and his satirical pamphlet The Gull's Hornbook (1609)
'Decker' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-decker
- -er
- Dekker
- Duveneck
- club sandwich
- double-decker
- single-decker
- three-decker
- triple-decker