Decker

Family name, American

Decker appears almost exclusively in compounds indicating the number of levels or layers something has.

A double-decker is a bus with two passenger levels, or a sandwich with three slices of bread creating two filling layers.

A triple-decker adds another level.

The word rarely stands alone but productively combines with number prefixes: a single-decker bus, a triple-decker sandwich.

cards

dealer

One who sells goods

cribbage · bridge · pinochle · canasta · rummy · shoe · pit-boss · casino

double-decker

bus

Large passenger vehicle

sightseeing · tourist · bi-level · omnibus · iconic · passengers · commute · cityscape · sandwich · hamburger

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

family · clan · bloodline · descendants · forebears · pedigree · legacy · kinship · relatives · ancestors

Phrases
Family

deck, decks, decked, decking, double-decker, single-decker, triple-decker, deckhand, deckhands

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G