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bulker

8.1

A person who eats more and trains to gain muscle and weight

noun
/ˈbʌlkər/

Jargon

: culturista

Many gym-goers alternate between being a bulker and a cutter depending on their fitness goals.

Examples

He became a dedicated bulker over the winter, focusing on eating more calories and lifting heavy weights.
As a bulker, she tracked her meals carefully to ensure she was gaining muscle, not just fat.
He is a dedicated bulker who eats five meals a day.
Are you becoming a bulker this summer?
He became a dedicated bulker over the winter, focusing on eating more calories and lifting heavy weights.
As a bulker, she tracked her meals carefully to ensure she was gaining muscle, not just fat.
Many gym-goers alternate between being a bulker and a cutter depending on their fitness goals.

Synonyms

bodybuilder

vsbulker

21 3.0

A person who trains hard to make large, well-defined muscles, often for contests

focuses on gaining size through eating and training without competition aims

musclebuilder

vsbulker

6.1

A person who trains to build large strong muscles for competitions

focuses instead on eating more plus training to add overall mass

muscle-builder

vsbulker

3.6

A person who exercises to build very large, strong muscles

emphasizes eating and general mass gain rather than only exercise

muscle builder

vsbulker

3.1

A person who exercises to make large, strong muscles

aims more at adding mass by eating more alongside basic training

weight gainer

vsbulker

4.2

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

targets muscle and body mass gain specifically through food and training

gainer

vsbulker

6.0

A person who gains body weight over time

is concentrated on active mass gain via extra eating and training

Surface Forms

bulker singular

bulkers plural

Morphology

bulker = bulk (semi-transparent) = bulk + er

The meaning is built regularly from the verb 'bulk' plus the agentive suffix '-er', but the fitness-specific usage is somewhat specialized jargon.

Etymology

Bulker comes from the word bulk, which means 'size' or 'mass', and the ending -er that names a person. A helpful way to remember this is the phrase bulk up, because someone who wants to get bigger adds 'bulk', so a bulker is a person who trains and eats to gain size.