Showing results for Dekker. Search instead for Dekkos.

Dekker

American

[dek-er] / ˈdɛk ər /

Or Decker

noun

Thomas, 1572?–1632?, English dramatist.

Dekker British

/ ˈdɛkə /

noun

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)

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He brought with him a soundtrack of emerging reggae artists, including Desmond Dekker, the Slickers, Scotty, the Melodians and the Maytals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

This problem may be an artifact of internet history, as Jorg Dekker of the internet backbone company Arelion pointed out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

The governments of the Netherlands and Germany, where Dekker and Schwille reside, currently advise against any travel to Israel.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024

The experimental work on the tiny motor was conducted by Cees Dekker of the Delft University of Technology and Hendrik Dietz of the Technical University of Munich.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

Dekker, in his 'Gull's Hornbook,' printed in 1609, advises the gallant of his day to exhibit a "wrought handkerchief."

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023