BULKER

Etymology

Noun

bulker (plural bulkers)

(nautical) A bulk dry goods cargo ship.

(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.

Anagrams

• Burkle

Source: Wiktionary


Bulk"er, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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