diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableByteVectorValues.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableByteVectorValues.java
index de484dfdb222c..362210539c779 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableByteVectorValues.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableByteVectorValues.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public interface BulkScorableByteVectorValues extends BulkScorableVectorValues {
      * Returns a {@link BulkVectorScorer} that can score against the provided {@code target} vector.
      * It will score to the fastest speed possible, potentially sacrificing some fidelity.
      */
-    BulkVectorScorer scorer(byte[] target) throws IOException;
+    BulkVectorScorer bulkScorer(byte[] target) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Returns a {@link BulkVectorScorer} that can rescore against the provided {@code target} vector.
      * It will score to the highest fidelity possible, potentially sacrificing some speed.
      */
-    BulkVectorScorer rescorer(byte[] target) throws IOException;
+    BulkVectorScorer bulkRescorer(byte[] target) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableFloatVectorValues.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableFloatVectorValues.java
index 82f8de260a644..605e731911c51 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableFloatVectorValues.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableFloatVectorValues.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public interface BulkScorableFloatVectorValues extends BulkScorableVectorValues
      * Returns a {@link BulkVectorScorer} that can score against the provided {@code target} vector.
      * It will score to the fastest speed possible, potentially sacrificing some fidelity.
      */
-    BulkVectorScorer scorer(float[] target) throws IOException;
+    BulkVectorScorer bulkScorer(float[] target) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Returns a {@link BulkVectorScorer} that can rescore against the provided {@code target} vector.
      * It will score to the highest fidelity possible, potentially sacrificing some speed.
      */
-    BulkVectorScorer rescorer(float[] target) throws IOException;
+    BulkVectorScorer bulkRescorer(float[] target) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableVectorValues.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableVectorValues.java
index 89e9070f9780f..800eefb3f6118 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableVectorValues.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/codec/vectors/BulkScorableVectorValues.java
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ public interface BulkScorableVectorValues {
     interface BulkVectorScorer extends VectorScorer {
 
         /**
-         * Returns a {@link Bulk} scorer that can score in bulk the provided {@code matchingDocs}.
+         * Returns a {@link BulkScorer} scorer that can score in bulk the provided {@code matchingDocs}.
          */
-        Bulk bulk(DocIdSetIterator matchingDocs) throws IOException;
+        BulkScorer bulkScore(DocIdSetIterator matchingDocs) throws IOException;
 
-        interface Bulk {
+        interface BulkScorer {
             /**
              * Scores up to {@code nextCount} docs in the provided {@code buffer}.
              * Returns the maxScore of docs scored.
              */
-            float nextDocsAndScores(int nextCount, Bits liveDocs, DocAndFloatFeatureBuffer buffer) throws IOException;
+            void nextDocsAndScores(int nextCount, Bits liveDocs, DocAndFloatFeatureBuffer buffer) throws IOException;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/vectors/RescoreKnnVectorQuery.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/vectors/RescoreKnnVectorQuery.java
index fb54a7e021375..3d67b8af5cf54 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/vectors/RescoreKnnVectorQuery.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/vectors/RescoreKnnVectorQuery.java
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ private void rescoreBulk(
             List<ScoreDoc> queue,
             DocIdSetIterator filterIterator
         ) throws IOException {
-            BulkScorableVectorValues.BulkVectorScorer vectorReScorer = rescorableVectorValues.rescorer(floatTarget);
+            BulkScorableVectorValues.BulkVectorScorer vectorReScorer = rescorableVectorValues.bulkRescorer(floatTarget);
             var iterator = vectorReScorer.iterator();
-            BulkScorableVectorValues.BulkVectorScorer.Bulk bulkScorer = vectorReScorer.bulk(filterIterator);
+            BulkScorableVectorValues.BulkVectorScorer.BulkScorer bulkScorer = vectorReScorer.bulkScore(filterIterator);
             DocAndFloatFeatureBuffer buffer = new DocAndFloatFeatureBuffer();
             while (iterator.docID() != DocIdSetIterator.NO_MORE_DOCS) {
                 // iterator already takes live docs into account