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English
Etymology
From bulk + -er.
Noun
bulker (plural bulkers)
- (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.
- (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.
- A person who bulks (gains body mass).
- Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.
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