decker

decker

See also: Decker

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: deca (non-rhotic)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English deck
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English decker

    From deck (verb) + -er.

    Noun

    decker (plural deckers)

    1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer.
      a table decker
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    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    English deck
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Proto-Italic *-āsjos
    Latin -āriusnom.
    Latin -āriusbor.
    Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
    Old English -ere
    Middle English -ere
    English -er
    English decker

      From deck (noun) + -er.

      Noun

      decker (plural deckers)

      1. (used in conjunction with a number) Something having a certain number of levels.
        We traveled in a double-decker bus.
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