Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: bulk-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bulk dry goods cargo ship.

noun

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

noun

A person who bulks (gains body mass).

noun

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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bulk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bulker From bulk + -er.

Inflected Forms

bulkers (plural)

Derived Forms

conbulker permabulker

Phrases

container ship cargo ship

Frequently Paired Words

tanker container ship cargo ship freighter

Questions

What does bulker mean?: A bulk dry goods cargo ship.
Where does bulker come from?: Etymology tree English bulk Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bulker From bulk + -er.

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