Phrase guide

bulk carrier

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /bʌlk ˈker.i.ɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship) designed to carry unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its holds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bulker

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ŝutvara ŝipo — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Finnish: bulkkialus — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Finnish: irtolastialus — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • French: vraquier — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • French: vracquier — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • French: transporteur de vrac — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Massengutfrachter — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Massengutschiff — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Bulkcarrier — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Bulker — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Bulkschiff — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • German: Schüttgutfrachter — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Hebrew: אֳנִיַת תִּפְזֹרֶת (oniyát tifsóret) — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Hebrew: אֳנִיַת צֹבֶר (oniyát tsóver) — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Italian: portarinfuse — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Latvian: balkeris — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørrlasteskip — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bulkskip — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tørrlasteskip — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bulkskip — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Polish: masowiec — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Russian: ба́лкер (bálker) — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Russian: сухогру́з (suxogrúz) — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Russian: нава́лочник (naváločnik) — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Swedish: bulklastfartyg — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)
  • Swedish: bulkfartyg — ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)