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countable and uncountable, plural Bullers
A surname from Middle English. examples
A river and gorge on the West Coast, New Zealand. examples
A local government district in the same area of New Zealand. examples
(Oxford University slang, dated) The Bullingdon Club. quotations
Writing in Radio Times, Michael Cockerell, the veteran political film-maker, reveals that the documentary includes a scene in which Johnson examines a famous photograph of himself, Cameron and other members of the “Buller” in their blue tailcoats with white silk facings, mustard waistcoats and gold buttons.
2013 March 19, Adam Sherwin, “‘Toffishness and twittishness’—Boris Johnson spills beans on Bullingdon Club and reveals childhood ambition to be ‘world king’”, in The Independent
plural Bullers
(Oxford University slang, dated) A member of the Bullingdon Club. quotations
Osborne is said to have been ragged by fellow Bullers over having attended St Paul's, the top London day school, which is, apparently, not posh enough.
2008 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Young, rich and drunk”, in The Guardian