-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