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cruiser

nounattested in dialogue

  • United States//ˈkɹu.zɚ//

A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.

noun

  1. 1

    A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.

  2. 2

    A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.

  3. 3

    A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship. A starship of comparable role

  4. 4

    A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.

  5. 5

    A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.

  6. 6

    Any of several yachts designed for cruising.

  7. 7

    One who attends cruises.

  8. 8

    A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.

  9. 9

    A police patrol vehicle.

  10. 10

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.

  11. 11

    Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.

  12. 12

    One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.

    I'm up on the eleventh floor and I'm watching the cruisers below / He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo

Etymology

Etymology tree English cruise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cruiser From cruise + -er.

Forms

plural
cruisers
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).