bulger

[ buhl-jer ]

noun

, Golf.

1. a wood having a convex face, now rarely used.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulger¹

First recorded in 1825–35; bulge + -er ¹

Example Sentences

His two killers, who cannot be named due to their ages, were just 12 at the time of the attack, making them the youngest people to be convicted of murder since Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were detained for murdering James Bulger, more than 30 years ago.

From BBC

The pair were 12 at the time of the murder in Wolverhampton, and are the youngest convicted killers since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, who murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993.

From BBC

Okerlund, who turned 21 in March, says becoming the youngest Bulger finisher is gratifying, but it wasn’t his main motivation.

From Seattle Times

In 2022, before his first Mount Rainier summit, Okerlund read about Nathan Longhurst and Jason Hardrath setting a Bulger record: Longhurst became the youngest at the time, at 21, to bag all 100 peaks, while Hardrath somehow summited the 100 in fewer than 51 days.

From Seattle Times

By the time he launched his campaign, he had climbed just seven of the 100 Bulger peaks.

From Seattle Times