cruiser
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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Etymology: Etymology tree
English cruise
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English cruiser
From cruise + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: cruisers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
pos: noun
gloss: A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
pos: noun
gloss: A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
gloss: A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
pos: noun
gloss: A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
pos: noun
gloss: One who attends cruises.
pos: noun
gloss: A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
pos: noun
gloss: A police patrol vehicle.
pos: noun
tags: US
gloss: Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
pos: noun
gloss: Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
pos: noun
gloss: One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
examples: I'm up on the eleventh floor and I'm watching the cruisers below / He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo
Derived words: Aegis class cruiser
Aegis cruiser
armoured cruiser
auxiliary cruiser
aviation cruiser
battle cruiser
booze cruiser
cabin cruiser
cabin-cruiser
cruiser-killer
cruiser stern
cruiser submarine
cruiser tank
cruiserweight
gentleman's cruiser
land cruiser
loser cruiser
motor cruiser
starcruiser
streamcruiser
super cruiser
super-cruiser
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: kryqëzor
lang: Arabic
word: طَرَّاد
roman: ṭarrād
lang: Armenian
word: հածանավ
roman: hacanav
lang: Azerbaijani
word: kreyser
lang: Belarusian
word: крэ́йсер
roman: kréjsjer
lang: Belarusian
word: крэ́йсэр
roman: kréjser
lang: Belarusian
word: крэ́йсар
roman: kréjsar
lang: Bulgarian
word: кра́йцер
roman: krájcer
lang: Catalan
word: creuer
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰
roman: xúnyángjiàn
lang: Czech
word: křižník
lang: Danish
word: krydser
lang: Dutch
word: kruiser
lang: Esperanto
word: krozoŝipo
lang: Estonian
word: ristleja
lang: Faroese
word: krússari
lang: Finnish
word: risteilijä
lang: French
word: croiseur
lang: Galician
word: cruceiro
lang: Georgian
word: კრეისერი
roman: ḳreiseri
lang: German
word: Kreuzer
lang: Greek
word: καταδρομικό
roman: katadromikó
lang: Hebrew
word: סַיֶּרֶת
roman: sayeret
lang: Hindi
word: युद्धपोत
roman: yuddhapot
lang: Hungarian
word: cirkáló
lang: Icelandic
word: beitiskip
lang: Italian
word: incrociatore
lang: Japanese
word: 巡洋艦
roman: jun'yōkan
lang: Japanese
word: クルーザー
roman: kurūzā
lang: Kazakh
word: крейсер
roman: kreiser
lang: Korean
word: 순양함
roman: sunyangham
lang: Korean
word: 크루저
roman: keurujeo
lang: Kyrgyz
word: крейсер
roman: kreyser
lang: Latvian
word: kreiseris
lang: Lithuanian
word: kreiseris
lang: Macedonian
word: крстосувач
roman: krstosuvač
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: krysser
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kryssar
lang: Persian
word: ناو
roman: nâv
lang: Polish
word: krążownik
lang: Portuguese
word: cruzador
lang: Romanian
word: crucișător
lang: Russian
word: кре́йсер
roman: kréjser
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: крста̀рица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: krstàrica
lang: Slovak
word: krížnik
lang: Slovene
word: križarka
lang: Spanish
word: crucero
lang: Swedish
word: kryssare
lang: Tajik
word: крейсер
roman: kreyser
lang: Tajik
word: нов
roman: nov
lang: Turkish
word: kruvazör
lang: Ukrainian
word: кре́йсер
roman: kréjser
lang: Uzbek
word: kreyser
lang: Vietnamese
word: tàu tuần dương
lang: Vietnamese
word: tuần dương hạm