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• decker
  decker

  noun

  something, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like (used in combination).
• Decker
  Decker

  noun

  Thomas. Dekker, Thomas.
• -decker
  -decker

  adjective

  (in combination) having a certain specified number of levels or layers

decker

¹ American  

[dek-er] / ˈdɛk ər /

noun

1. something, 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.

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Decker ² American  

[dek-er] / ˈdɛk ər /

noun

1. Thomas. Dekker, Thomas.

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Decker ¹ British  

/ ˈdɛkə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker

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-decker ² British  

adjective

1. (in combination) having a certain specified number of levels or layers

   a double-decker bus

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Etymology

Origin of decker

First recorded in 1785–95; deck + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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decker Decker

Peeling back the wrapping I'm holding a 1,000 calorie triple decker – three slices of bread with two layers of filling.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

By 11:30, one of the double decker buses had been moved from the scene of the crash.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Alexander Dennis, which manufactures single and double decker buses, said the new proposed structure would lower costs and increase efficiency.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

It comes just days after another double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving one man critical in hospital.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

A red double- decker bus propelled by an air bubble floated up and down the silent street.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

"We are looking forward to receiving exciting research proposals from our user community," says Decker.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

“We have the scientists, we have the technicians, we have the advocates,” said Michelle Decker, who is on the coalition’s executive committee and serves as president and CEO of the Inland Empire Community Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

“The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure,” said CEO Ted Decker.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Research analyst Decker Eveleth of the CNA Corporation, a non-profit research and analysis organisation based in Washington DC, agreed.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

This woman has gotta be a Decker, or know one.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera