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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
  • -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.


Decker 2 American  
[dek-er] / ˈdɛk ər /

noun

  1. Thomas. Dekker, Thomas.


Decker 1 British  
/ ˈdɛkə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-decker 2 British  

adjective

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

    a double-decker bus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of decker

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

Example Sentences

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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

Several official-looking signs have popped up across Chelmsford over the past 18 months, with the latest poking fun at double decker bus drivers after one vehicle became wedged recently.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

The bus, a white single decker vehicle, was travelling near the entrance to the A&E department, police added.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 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

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