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cruis·er \-zə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Dutch kruiser, from kruisen to cruise + -er 1. : a boat or vehicle (as a taxicab or police car) that cruises 2. : any of certain warships: a. : an 18th century privateer b. : a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship usually of 6000 to 15,000 tons displacement — see guided missile cruiser, heavy cruiser, light cruiser 3. : a powerboat equipped with cabin, permanent berths, fixed plumbing, and other arrangements necessary for cooking and living aboard — called also cabin cruiser 4. : a person who cruises: a. : one who estimates the volume and value of marketable timber on a tract of land and maps it out for logging b. slang : prostitute c. : traveler 5. : a high-topped laced boot used by lumbermen in cruising timber 6. : fashion gray 7. [by shortening] : cruiserweight |