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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

"Our heating has to be on full blast because of her condition and I'm watching my electric meter tick around as fast as a double decker bus going downhill."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The 74-year-old was hit by the single decker in the city's busy Cowgate area on Saturday at about 19:25 .

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

The single decker vehicle came off the road in Grosmont, near Whitby in North Yorkshire, at about 13:40 BST.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

The driver of a double decker bus has been charged after its roof was ripped off in a crash with a bridge in West Lothian.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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