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Dekker

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

noun

  1. Thomas, 1572?–1632?, English dramatist.


Dekker British  
/ ˈdɛkə /

noun

  1. 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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It was a performance that “knocked out” Dekker, who then pursued Noonan for “Monster Squad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

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

Dekker adds that prize money often has a dirty link.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024

He also thought highly of Anslo and de Dekker, and particularly of those two young giants, Vollenhove and Antonides.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

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