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noun
1.
a person or thing that cruises.
2.
one of a class of warships of medium tonnage, designed for high speed and long cruising radius.
4.
EXPANDa vessel, especially a power-driven one, intended for cruising.
6.
Also called timber cruiser. a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest.
7.
COLLAPSESlang. a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers.
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Cruiser
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World English Dictionary
| cruiser (ˈkruːzə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles |
| 2. | Also called: cabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin |
| 3. | any person or thing that cruises |
| 4. | boxing See light heavyweight cruiserweight |
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Word Origin & History
cruiser
1670s, agent noun from cruise, or, probably, borrowed from similar words in neighboring languages (e.g. Du. kruiser, Fr. croiseur), originally a warship built to cruise and protect commerce or chase hostile ships (but in 18c. often applied to privateers); meaning "one who
EXPANDcruises for sex partners" is from 1903, in later use mostly of homosexuals; as a boxing weight class, from 1920; meaning "police patrol car" is 1929, Amer.Eng.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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