cruiser

English

Etymology

cruise +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹuzɚ/
• Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ)

Noun

cruiser (plural cruisers)

1. One who attends cruises.
2. (cycling) A kind of bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling.
3. (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
4. (nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
5. (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
6. (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience; also cruise ship.
7. (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
8. (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus .
10. Someone who cruises bars and neighborhoods looking for "action".

Derived terms

• loser cruiser

Translations

naval vessel detached from the fleet

• Bulgarian: крайцер m (krajcer)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巡洋艦／巡洋舰 (zh) (xúnyángjiàn), 巡洋舰 (zh) (xúnyángjiàn)

• Esperanto: krozoŝipo
• Finnish: risteilijä (fi)
• French: croiseur (fr) m
• German: Kreuzer (de) m
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• Hungarian: cirkáló (hu)
• Ido: krozero (io)
• Japanese: クルーザー (ja) (kurūzā)
• Polish: krążownik (pl) m
• Portuguese: cruzador (pt) m
• Russian: кре́йсер (ru) m (kréjser)
• Turkish: kruvazör (tr) m

class of warships

• Armenian: հածանավ (hy) (hacanav)
• Bulgarian: крайцер m (krajcer)
• Catalan: creuer (ca) m
• Czech: křižník (cs) m
• Dutch: kruiser (nl) m
• Esperanto: krozoŝipo
• Finnish: risteilijä (fi)
• French: croiseur (fr) m
• German: Kreuzer (de) m
• Hebrew: סַיֶּרֶת (he) f (sayeret)
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• Italian: incrociatore (it) m
• Japanese: 巡洋艦 (ja) (じゅんようかん, jun'yōkan)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: krysser m

  Nynorsk: kryssar m

• Polish: krążownik (pl) m
• Portuguese: cruzador (pt) m
• Russian: кре́йсер (ru) m (kréjser)
• Turkish: kruvazör (tr) m

miniature aircraft carrier

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passenger ship designed for cruising

• Catalan: creuer (ca) m
• Dutch: cruiseschip (nl) n
• Finnish: risteilijä (fi), risteilyalus (fi)
• German: Kreuzfahrtschiff (de) n
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• Ido: krozero (io)
• Polish: wycieczkowiec (pl) m
• Portuguese: cruzeiro (pt) m

yacht designed for cruising

• Finnish: risteilijä (fi)
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police patrol vehicle

• Bulgarian: патрулна лодка (patrulna lodka)
• Finnish: partioauto
• German: Streifenwagen (de) m
• Hebrew: נַיֶּדֶת (he) f (nayédet)
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• Portuguese: viatura (pt) f
• Spanish: patrulla (es) f

one who attends a cruise

• Esperanto: krozanto
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• Finnish: risteilymatkustaja

Anagrams

• curries