Meanings
plural cruisers
- governmentA class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- broadlygovernmentA starship of comparable role
- nauticalA miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- nauticalA passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
Synonyms: cruise ship
- nauticalAny of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- cyclingA bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
Synonyms: beach cruiser
- colloquialOne who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
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
1971, David Bowie, “Queen Bitch”, in Hunky Dory
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
nounA bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
nouna large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic طَرَّاد
- طَرَّاد (ṭarrād)class of warships
Bulgarian кра́йцер, патру́лна ло́дка
- кра́йцер (krájcer)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- патру́лна ло́дка (patrúlna lódka)police patrol vehicle
- кра́йцер (krájcer)class of warships
Catalan creuer, creuer
- creuernaval vessel detached from the fleet
- creuerclass of warships
Chinese Mandarin 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰, 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰
- 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰 (xúnyángjiàn)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- 巡洋艦 /巡洋舰 (xúnyángjiàn)class of warships
Czech křižník
- křižníkclass of warships
Danish krydser
- krydserclass of warships
Dutch kruiser
- kruiserclass of warships
Esperanto krozoŝipo, krozanto
- krozoŝiponaval vessel detached from the fleet
- krozantoone who attends cruises
- krozoŝipoclass of warships
Estonian ristleja
- ristlejaclass of warships
Finnish risteilijä, risteilijä
- risteilijänaval vessel detached from the fleet
- risteilijäminiature aircraft carrier
- risteilijäyacht designed for cruising
- risteilymatkustajaone who attends cruises
- cruiser-polkupyöräbicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use
- partioautopolice patrol vehicle
- risteilijäclass of warships
French croiseur, cruiser
- croiseurnaval vessel detached from the fleet
- cruiserbicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use
- beach cruiserbicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use
- croiseurclass of warships
German Kreuzer, Streifenwagen
- Kreuzernaval vessel detached from the fleet
- Streifenwagenpolice patrol vehicle
- Kreuzerclass of warships
Greek καταδρομικό
- καταδρομικό (katadromikó)class of warships
Hebrew נַיֶּדֶת, סַיֶּרֶת
- נַיֶּדֶת (nayédet)police patrol vehicle
- סַיֶּרֶת (sayeret)class of warships
Hindi युद्धपोत, युद्धपोत
- युद्धपोत (yuddhapot)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- युद्धपोत (yuddhapot)class of warships
Hungarian cirkáló, cirkáló
- cirkálónaval vessel detached from the fleet
- cirkálóclass of warships
Icelandic beitiskip
- beitiskipclass of warships
Italian incrociatore
- incrociatoreclass of warships
Japanese クルーザー, 巡洋艦
- クルーザー (kurūzā)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- 巡洋艦 (jun'yōkan)class of warships
- クルーザー (kurūzā)class of warships
Korean 크루저, 순양함
- 크루저 (keurujeo)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- 순양함 (sunyangham)class of warships
- 크루저 (keurujeo)class of warships
Latvian kreiseris
- kreiserisclass of warships
Lithuanian kreiseris
- kreiserisclass of warships
Norwegian Bokmål krysser
- krysserclass of warships
Polish krążownik, krążownik
- krążowniknaval vessel detached from the fleet
- krążownikclass of warships
Portuguese cruzador, viatura
- cruzadornaval vessel detached from the fleet
- viaturapolice patrol vehicle
- cruzadorclass of warships
Romanian crucișător
- crucișătorclass of warships
Russian кре́йсер, кре́йсер
- кре́йсер (kréjser)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- кре́йсер (kréjser)class of warships
Slovak krížnik
- krížnikclass of warships
Spanish patrulla, crucero
- patrullapolice patrol vehicle
- cruceroclass of warships
Swedish kryssare
- kryssareclass of warships
Thai เรือลาดตระเวน
- เรือลาดตระเวนclass of warships
Turkish kruvazör, kruvazör
- kruvazörnaval vessel detached from the fleet
- kruvazörclass of warships
Ukrainian кре́йсер, кре́йсер
- кре́йсер (kréjser)naval vessel detached from the fleet
- кре́йсер (kréjser)class of warships
Vietnamese tàu tuần dương, tuần dương hạm
- tàu tuần dươngclass of warships
- tuần dương hạmclass of warships
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
cruiser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruiser
“cruiser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruiser. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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