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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)

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Former champion Rob Cross is safely through to the second round of the PDC World Championship after a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway's Cor Dekker in the afternoon session.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

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

Most of this mapping has relied on a tool called Hi-C, a technique co-developed by MIT researchers and Job Dekker at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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 pageants for the Lord Mayor’s shows of 1612 and 1629 were written by Dekker, and both are preserved.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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