ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bulker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bulker is a noun meaning (nautical) A bulk dry goods cargo ship.

Meaning

(nautical) A bulk dry goods cargo ship.

More Meanings

  1. (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.
  2. A person who bulks (gains body mass).
  3. Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conbulker, bargeload, bulk, budgerow, barge, permabulk.

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