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bulker

bulker noun: a bulk dry goods cargo ship.

Noun

bulker (plural bulkers)

  1. A bulk dry goods cargo ship.
    • 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.2010, Duncan Falconer, Pirate
  2. 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.

Forms of bulker

pluralbulkers

Origin of bulker

From bulk + -er.

Words formed from bulker

Questions about bulker

What does bulker mean?
Bulker means a bulk dry goods cargo ship.
What part of speech is bulker?
Bulker is a noun.
What is the plural of bulker?
The plural of bulker is bulkers.

Words near bulker in the dictionary

  1. Bulkeley
  2. Bulkeley and Ridley
  3. Bulkeleys
  4. bulken
  5. bulkened
  6. bulker
  7. bulkers
  8. bulkhead
  9. bulkhead line
  10. bulkhead lines
  11. bulkheaded

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