cruiser
nounUS /ˈkɹu.zɚ/
Etymology From cruise + -er.
12 senses
- 1A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to…
- 2A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a…
- 3A starship of comparable role
- 4A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- 5A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the…
- 6Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- 7One who attends cruises.
- 8A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use…
- 9A police patrol vehicle.
- 10Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- 11Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- 12One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
3
Government, Literature, Media, Military, Nautical, Politics, Publishing, Science fiction, Transport, War Broadly A starship of comparable role
7
One who attends cruises.
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Government, Law enforcement US A police patrol vehicle.
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
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Colloquial 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 Flo1971, David Bowie, “Queen Bitch”, in Hunky Dory:
- Derived terms
- Aegis class cruiser, Aegis cruiser, armoured cruiser, auxiliary cruiser, aviation cruiser, battle cruiser, booze cruiser, cabin cruiser, cabin-cruiser, cruiser-killer, cruiser stern, cruiser submarine, cruiser tank, cruiserweight, gentleman's cruiser, land cruiser, loser cruiser, motor cruiser, starcruiser, streamcruiser, super cruiser, super-cruiser
- Hyponyms
- armed merchant cruiser, armored cruiser, auxiliary cruiser, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, large cruiser, large light cruiser, light cruiser, protected cruiser, supercruiser, torpedo cruiser, unprotected cruiser