noun

cruiser

Translation

cruiser, patrol car, cabin cruiser

The navy sent a cruiser to the area.

They spent the weekend on their cabin cruiser.

A police cruiser was parked at the corner.

((a navy cruiser)) a type of warship A navy cruiser patrolled the coast.

((a police cruiser)) a police car A police cruiser pulled the car over.

((a cabin cruiser)) a motorboat with a cabin He owns a small cabin cruiser.

Synonyms: (warship) warship; (boat) yacht; (police car) patrol car

From the verb 'to cruise' plus the agent suffix '-er'. It literally means 'something that cruises'.

A 'cruiser' is something that 'cruises' around: a warship on the sea, a boat for leisure, or a police car on the streets.