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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
  • -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.


Decker 2 American  
[dek-er] / ˈdɛk ər /

noun

  1. Thomas. Dekker, Thomas.


Decker 1 British  
/ ˈdɛkə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker

"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

-decker 2 British  

adjective

  1. (in combination) having a certain specified number of levels or layers

    a double-decker bus

"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

Etymology

Origin of decker

First recorded in 1785–95; deck + -er 1

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

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

The bus, a white single decker vehicle, was travelling near the entrance to the A&E department, police added.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

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

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

Home Depot HD -2.48%decrease; red down pointing triangle Chief Executive Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave of absence, the company said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"We are looking forward to receiving exciting research proposals from our user community," says Decker.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

“We have the scientists, we have the technicians, we have the advocates,” said Michelle Decker, who is on the coalition’s executive committee and serves as president and CEO of the Inland Empire Community Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

“The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure,” said CEO Ted Decker.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

The Last Friend app is designed for lonely Deckers and for any good soul who wants to keep a Decker company in their final hours.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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