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Definition: Decker |
DeckerNoun1. (often used in combination) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "decker" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Decker is a town located in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 283.Geography
Decker is located at 38°31'6" North, 87°31'26" West (38.518391, -87.523814)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.70% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 283 people, 107 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density is 420.3/km² (1,081.0/mi²). There are 120 housing units at an average density of 178.2/km² (458.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.65% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 107 households out of which 33.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% are married couples living together, 15.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% are non-families. 23.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.05. In the town the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $24,821, and the median income for a family is $28,750. Males have a median income of $25,000 versus $15,714 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,482. 21.3% of the population and 14.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.7% are under the age of 18 and 20.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Decker, Indiana."
Crosswords: Decker |
| Specialty definitions using "decker": battery loader, BATTERY STACKER ♦ DECKER OPERATOR ♦ rotary-filter operator ♦ Swear by my Sword. (references) |
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Screenplays | I still don't like that Decker said we were expendable (G vs E; writing credit: David Burris; Janice Engel) That girl, Drew Decker, got killed last night (Scary Movie; writing credit: Shawn Wayans; Marlon Wayans) Enterprise to Kirk, Commodore Decker speaking (Star Trek; writing credit: Walter Black; William Hamilton) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Varell & Decker (1998) Decker Associates (1989) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Officina Pharmaceutica Dietericiana, qua est Norinbergae, ad Insigne stellae Aureae, in Platea, ut vocant, Vietorum. / P. Decker del. H. Bolman Scul. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Franz Breit] / Gabriel Decker, 1845. J. Höfelich gedr. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Harry Decker. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, half-length portrait, facing front. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Jack Ruby, half-length portrait, handcuffed, being escorted by Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker, to courthouse for sanity trial, Dallas, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Back Of The Bus" by T. Al Nakib Commentary: "A picture taken at from the back of one of London's double decker buses." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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Business | Black & Decker and Bosch are the principal players. (references) | |
The main rival to Black & Decker is the German firm of Robert Bosch Ltd., which holds a strong and growing second position, with 29 percent of the market. (references) | ||
As in the power tool market with Black & Decker, U.S. dominance in the British hand tool and decorating tool market is significant, as the sales leader is the British subsidiary of the U.S. firm Stanley Works. (references) | ||
Economic History | Belgium | The President of the Senate is Armand De Decker (PRL). (references) |
Ireland | Penn Racquet Sports Co., Black & Decker, Bose Products BV and Hasbro all have manufacturing operations in Ireland. (references) | |
Eritrea | Among U.S.-supplied goods and services marketed in Eritrea are Mobil Oil, Caterpillar, Hotel Intercontinental, Natural Resources Consulting Engineers (NRCE), IBM, DHL, FEDEX, Xerox Corporation, ACE hardware, Carrier & Honeywell, Ingersoll-Rand, John Deere, and Black and Decker Company. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Decker" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 68.70% of the time. "Decker" is used about 131 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 68.7% | 90 | 34,744 |
| Noun (singular) | 31.3% | 41 | 53,521 |
| Total | 100.00% | 131 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "decker" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Decker | Last name | 19,000 | 637 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Malaysia | Mamee-Double Decker (M) Berhad | USA | Black & Decker Corporation (The) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Decker, IN (town, FIPS 17110) 2. Decker, MI 3. Decker, MT |
Expressions using "decker": double decker ♦ single decker ♦ three decker. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "decker": Decker-slaney. | |
Ending with "decker": single-decker. | |
Containing "decker": double-decker sandwich. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "decker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | trishtresësh (three decker, three ply), trikuvertëshe (three decker), sanduiç me tri feta (double decker), autobus dykatësh (double decker). (various references) | |
Arabic | ثلاثية السطوح (three decker), باخرة ذات طابقين (double decker). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сандвич от три филии хляб (three decker), трипалубен кораб (three decker), нещо на три реда (three decker), нещо на три пласта (three decker), биплан (biplane, double decker), двуетажно легло (double decker), двуетажен трамвай (double decker), двуетажен автобус (double decker), двупалубен кораб (double decker, two-decker), двупластова торта (double decker). (various references) | |
Czech | patrový autobus (double decker), loï o třech palubách (three decker). (various references) | |
Danish | Decker's metode (Decker method), elevator med dobbeltdaekker elevatorstol (double decker lift). (various references) | |
Dutch | dubbeldekslift (double decker lift). (various references) | |
Farsi | زینت دهنده (Trimmer), ارایش دهنده . (various references) | |
Finnish | kaksikerroksinen hissi (double decker lift). (various references) | |
French | deux-ponts (double decker), méthode de Decker (Decker method), bateau à impériale (double decker), autobus à impériale (double decker), ascenseur à deux ponts (double decker lift), ascenseur à deux cabines (double decker lift), à trois ponts (three decker). (various references) | |
German | doppeldecker (biplane, double decker). (various references) | |
Greek | μέθοδος του Decker (Decker method), με τρία στρώματα (three decker), με τρία πατώματα (three decker), ανελκυστήρας με διώροφο θαλαμίσκο (double decker lift), ανελκυστήρας δύο επιπέδων (double decker lift), διώροφο λεωφορείο (double-decker), δίπατος (double decker, two storey). (various references) | |
Hebrew | כריך קומתים (double decker). (various references) | |
Hungarian | emeletes busz (double decker). (various references) | |
Italian | autobus a un piano solo (single decker), autobus (autobus, bus, coach, double decker, motorbus, omnibus), ascensore a due cabine sovrapposte (double decker lift). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ジョセフソン素子 (a stein, a tankard, amug, bit by bit, cardigan, dilemma, dilettante, dish with mutton and vegetables, Genghis Khan, gin, gin fizz, ginger, ginger ale, giraffe, jin, jingoism, jinx, jitterbug, job, job enlargement, job enrichment, job menu, job rotation, job title, jobhopper, jockey, jodhpurs, John, John Bull, John Travolta, Josephson device, riding breeches, suit, suitcase, super, super high decker, super Schottky diode, super size wide screen, super woofer, supercar, supercharger, supercomputer, superhighway, superimpose, superjet, supermarket, supermarket chain, supernova, super-size, supersonic, superstar, superstation, superstore, supertanker, superviser, supervisor, superwoman, synthesis, vest, waistcoat, Zimbabwe, Zinjanthropus, zirconium). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | スーパーハイデッカー (super high decker). (various references) | |
Manx | tree-lout (triple decker), tree laare (triple decker). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eckerday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | método de Decker (Decker method), elevador de cabina com 2 pisos (double decker lift). (various references) | |
Romanian | Vas Cu Punte. (various references) | |
Russian | трехпалубное судно (three decker), трилогия (three decker, trilogy), биплан (biplane, double decker), двухэтажный автобус (double decker), двухпалубное судно (double decker, two-decker). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dvospratni autobus (double decker), tropalubni brod (three decker), sendvič (sandwich, three decker), krevet na sprat (double decker). (various references) | |
Spanish | método de Decker (Decker method), autobús de dos pisos (double decker), ascensor de cabina con 2 pisos (double decker lift). (various references) | |
Swedish | dubbeldäckad hiss (double decker lift), dubbedäckare (double decker), tvåvåningsbuss (double decker, double-decker), tredubbel sandwich (double decker), envåningsbuss (single decker), endäckare (single decker). (various references) | |
Turkish | Katlı (creased, fold, multiple, pile, storeyed, storied), Güverteli, Ciltli (hardback, hardcover, volumed), Ambarlı. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | біплан (biplane, double decker), двопалубне судно (double decker). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "decker": deckers. (additional references) | |
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"Decker" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dacker, decke, decken, Deklerk, Denker, Dijker, Dikker, Dockar, Dockree. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "decker" (pronounced de"ker) |
| 3 | -e" k er | checker, Necker, wrecker. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: recked. | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-k-r" | |
-1 letter: ceder, cered, creed, creek, dreck. | |
-2 letters: cede, cere, deck, deer, deke, dere, dree, drek, eked, reck, rede, reed, reek. | |
-3 letters: cee, dee, eke, ere, rec, red, ree. | |
-4 letters: de, ed, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-k-r" | |
+1 letter: clerked, creaked, deckers, redneck, wrecked. | |
+2 letters: bickered, cankered, cockered, dackered, deticker, dickered, foredeck, freckled, lackered, nickered, overdeck, puckered, racketed, reckoned, recocked, recooked, recorked, rednecks, redocked, reedbuck, relocked, repacked, reracked, retacked, rocketed, rockweed, screaked, suckered, tuckered, wickeder. | |
+3 letters: afterdeck, bracketed, bucklered, checkered, clinkered, cricketed, crocketed, crookeder, defrocked, detickers, flickered, foredecks, friedcake, knackered, overdecks, pickeered, precooked, prepacked, rechecked, rednecked, reedbucks, restacked, restocked, retackled, retracked, rockweeds, snickered, whickered. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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