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timber cruiser

–noun
cruiser (def. 6).

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism

cruis⋅er

[kroo-zer]
–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.
3. squad car.
4. a vessel, esp. a power-driven one, intended for cruising.
5. cabin cruiser.
6. Also called timber cruiser. a person who estimates the value of the timber in a tract of forest.
7. Slang. a prostitute who walks the street soliciting customers.

Origin:
1670–80; < D kruiser, equiv. to kruis(en) to cruise + -er -er 1
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