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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

Spokesman Peter Myles, who farms in Angus, says the arrangement only applies to "a double decker bus full" of shearers from the southern hemisphere who have been coming to Scotland for generations.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Four people have been hurt after a double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge tearing its roof off in Kilmarnock.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

A double decker bus has crashed into a railway bridge with its roof tearing off in Glasgow city centre.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 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