cruiser

[ kroo-zer ]

/ ˈkru zər /

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noun

a person or thing that cruises.

one of a class of warships of medium tonnage, designed for high speed and long cruising radius.

squad car.

a vessel, especially a power-driven one, intended for cruising.

cabin cruiser.

Also called timber cruiser. a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest.

Slang. a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers.

Nearby words

cruikshank, cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruise ship, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie, cruller

Origin of cruiser

1670–80; < Dutch kruiser, equivalent to kruis(en) to cruise + -er -er¹

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A cruiser shows up and eyes narrow and citizens often withdraw.
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With lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County.
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Churchill then decided to embark on a British cruiser, the Belfast, and watch the landings from offshore.
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The goal is $50,000, which is the value of his 22-foot Seahawk cruiser.
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The naval officer was there because the hour of the midday meal on board the cruiser did not coincide with lunch time on shore.
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Only the coming of a Gern cruiser could ever offer them the bloody, violent opportunity to regain their freedom.
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Before the whaler got back, an enemy's cruiser came up and chased the Defender, which thus had to abandon its small boat.
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Slightly to one side, the sleek line of a British cruiser was visible, and beyond it a trio of lean, wolfish destroyers.
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If a cruiser berths here shortly, I don't propose to be under its tail flames when it sets down.
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British Dictionary definitions for cruiser

cruiser

/ (ˈkruːzə) /

noun

a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles

Also called: cabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin

any person or thing that cruises

boxing cruiserweightSee light heavyweight

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