bulker

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English

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Etymology

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From bulk +‎ -er.

Noun

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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.

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