Definition
A historical maritime term for a large wave or swell that rises up during rough seas, often creating a cresting foam pattern.
Etymology
From 'bull' (large, aggressive) + 'comber' (a wave that breaks with a rolling motion). The compound emerged in nautical vocabulary to distinguish particularly large and threatening waves from ordinary swells.
Kelly Says
Sailors developed incredibly specific vocabulary for different wave types because each pattern meant something different for ship handling—a 'bullcomber' specifically meant the kind of massive rolling wave that could be both beautiful and deadly if you weren't prepared.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በሬ ማነፅ
be-re ma-nets
ARالعربية
مجمع البقر
maj-mu- al-buqur
BNবাংলা
গরু সংগ্রহকারী
garu san-gra-ha-kar-ee
CACatalà
recol·lector de bous
re-kol-lek-tor de bo-us
CSČeština
sběrač býků
s-be-rač by-ků
DADansk
okseindsamler
oks-in-dsam-ler
DEDeutsch
Stierjäger
shtier-ya-ger
ELΕλληνικά
συλλέκτης ταύρων
si-llek-tes ta-v-ron
ESEspañol
recolector de toros
re-kol-ek-tor de to-ros
FAفارسی
جمع کننده گاو
jam-me-kan-de gaw
FISuomi
härkäkeräilijä
har-kä-ke-räi-li-jä
FRFrançais
cueilleur de taureaux
kwe-y-yur de tor-o
GUGU
બુલકમ્બર
bul-kam-bar
HAHA
ma'aurin shanu
ma-aur-in sha-nu
HEעברית
מלקט פרות
me-l-ket par-ot
HIहिन्दी
बैल इकट्ठा करने वाला
bael ik-ta-tha kar-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
bikajáró
bi-ka-ja-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengumpul sapi
peng-gu-mul sa-pi
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ọnwụ
o-kpụ-ru on-wu
ITItaliano
raccolta di tori
ra-kol-ta di to-ri
JA日本語
雄牛採集者
o-ushi sai-shuu-sha
KKKK
бұқа жинаушы
bu-qa ji-na-u-shy
KMKM
ប្រមានគោ
pra-ma-an-go
KO한국어
황소 수집자
hwangso su-jib-ja
MRMR
बकरीचा गोळा करणारा
bak-ri-cha go-la kar-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pengumpul lembu
peng-gu-mul lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-ta-w-ma-yar
NLNederlands
rundvee-verzamelaar
ron-dvee-ver-za-me-la-ar
NONorsk
oksesamler
oks-e-sam-ler
PLPolski
zbiorca buhajów
z-bi-orca bu-ha-jow
PTPortuguês
coleta de touros
ko-le-ta de to-roos
RORomână
colector de boi
ko-lek-tor de boi
RUРусский
Сбор быков
sbor by-kov
SVSvenska
oxsamlare
oks-sa-ma-la-re
SWKiswahili
mkusanyiko wa ng'ombe
m-ku-sa-ni-ko wa ng'om-be
TAதமிழ்
எருமை சேகரிப்பாளர்
eru-mai se-ka-ri-ppa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
ఆవుల సేకరణ
aavu-la se-ka-ra-na
THไทย
ผู้รวบรวมวัว
phoo ru-wom-luam-wa
TLTL
kumpletor ng baka
kum-ple-tor ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır toplayıcı
sig-ir to-pla-yıcı
UKУкраїнська
Збирач биків
zi-brach bi-kiv
URاردو
بکری جمع کرنے والا
bak-ri jam-ma-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người thu thập trâu
ngoi thu-thap trau
YOYO
olúṣẹ́gbọ́
o-lu-she-gbo
ZH中文
公牛采集者
gōng niú cǎijí zhě
ZUZU
umthwalo wezimpofu
um-thwa-lo wez-im-po-fu