bulker

English

Etymology

From bulk +‎ -er.

Noun

bulker (plural bulkers)

1. (nautical) A bulk dry goods cargo ship.
   • 2010, Duncan Falconer, Pirate:

     The bulker began to swerve from side to side, as sharply as it could, creating large waves behind it, sending a churning wake towards the pirate boats.

2. (nautical) A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.
3. A person who bulks (gains body mass).
4. Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.

Derived terms

• conbulker
• permabulker

 

See also

• tanker
• container ship
• cargo ship
• freighter

Anagrams

• Burkle