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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)

"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

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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

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

Ralph Radcliffe, who flourished under Henry VIII., is said to have written a play on the subject, and the story was dramatized by Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle and W. Haughton in 1603.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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