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bulker

noun

Etymology

From bulk + -er.

  1. derived from bouk — “belly, trunk”
  2. derived from *bʰelǵ-✻ — “beam, pile, prop”
  3. derived from *bulkô✻ — “beam, pile, heap”
  4. derived from búlki — “the freight or the cargo of a ship”
  5. inherited from bulk
  6. suffixed as bulker — “bulk + er”

Definitions

  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.

  2. A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of…

    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. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body…

      Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.

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Derived

conbulker, permabulker

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA